PILOT agreement for Nyack apartments discussed BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR, ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown is seeking a new tenant to operate the restaurant at the town-owned Blue Hill Golf Course in Pearl River, following the withdrawal, Paul Guarino, who had run the restaurant years ago and who had been in discussions […]
FROM WRCR.COM On Tuesday Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann announced that the town will be conducting a study on the Police Department’s spending and operations. According to officials the town is accepting proposals from outside consultants by February 24, to look into the $50 Police Department million budget, which, according to information compiled by the Journal […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Rockland County Legislature held their first full meeting of the year on Tuesday. During the meeting the legislative body tabled a vote on a new proposed law called, “The Co-op Fair Treatment Law” until February. Three members of the Hudson Gateway Realtors Association (HGRA) spoke in favor of the proposed law during […]
Today’s announcement that property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 0.12 percent next year will create a hardship for school districts and their ability to meet student needs. That’s because schools will not be able to raise any meaningful new revenue without obtaining a 60 percent supermajority in support of their […]
Open letter to the public: Being a military veteran I have firsthand experience with the strain of being employed and being called into active military service on the individual or his or her family. Ironically on Dec 23, 2015 I was first made aware of the official orders (dated July 8, 2015) for activation from […]
BY MORT BECKER Rockland residents suffered a major blow today with the news of the passing of Rabbi Ronald “Ronnie” Greenwald of blessed memory. He was 82. Rabbi Greenwald was a well-known and admired Orthodox Jewish educator, activist, child advocate and director of Camp Sternberg, who resided with his wife in the suburban Village of […]