PRESS RELEASE FROM NYAG Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced recently that his office has secured a settlement with Bed Bath & Beyond, a national retailer with 62 stores in New York, to ensure that applicants for employment are not automatically disqualified based on criminal convictions and without the individualized consideration that is required by […]
On Saturday, May 3, 2014, the Historical Society of the Nyacks will be hosting its sixth biennial house tour. Titled “Houses with a Secret,” this special tour invites visitors to explore houses that have mysteries hiding behind the doors. In case your speculation does not unlock the secrets in each amazing home, our volunteer docents […]
Dominican College announced that distinguished military leader and expert on the national benefit of closing Guantanamo and ending the use of torture to extract military information, James P. Cullen, brigadier general, US Army (ret.), will deliver the address at the college’s commencement exercises on May 18, 2014. Retired Brigadier General Cullen is part of a […]
Fire caused by cutting torch, hydrant blocked by scrap material from demolition of old factory NYACK – The owners of the old factory site that will be the home of a new upscale hotel were cited for fire code violations Monday after a brush fire in which a Nyack volunteer firefighter was injured, according to […]
BY MARIA BROWNSELL At the Clarkstown Town Board Meeting on April 8, one of the public hearings sparked some heated conversation. The hearing was about a proposed local law entitled: “A local Law Amending the Zoning Map of the Town of Clarkstown, Congers Multifamily Zoning. The zoning district would be changed from light industrial office […]
The Greater Nanuet Chamber of Commerce will host the hamlet’s first Street Fair on Sunday, June 8 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Over 100 vendors are expected to participate by taking a spot along Main Street from the entrance to Stop & Shop down to Prospect Street. The event will be the first of […]