HOWARD HAPPY AS STATE DEC TO BE LEAD AGENCY IN GASIFICATION PROJECT

HOWARD HAPPY AS STATE DEC TO BE LEAD AGENCY IN GASIFICATION PROJECT

State DEC issues notice of intent to serve as lead agency of Stony Point project as Haverstraw continues objections  BY CHERYL SLAVIN In a letter to the Stony Point Planning Board dated December 5, 2014, the State Department of Environmental Conservation declared its notice of intent to serve as the lead agency on the application by […]

Stony Point Planning Board Defers Action for now on Gasification Referrals; Addresses Proposed Zoning Amendments For Letchworth Village, Waterfront, Sign Law

BY CHERYL SLAVIN At its December 11, 2014 meeting the Stony Point Planning Board addressed numerous referrals from the town board for a variety of zoning amendments, all of which will have a profound impact on the future of the town. The board did not address in great detail, however, the one referral that has […]

Stony Point Planning Board Will Consider Waste-to-Biofuel Plant

BY JANIE ROSMAN and CHERYL SLAVIN New Planet Energy told the Stony Point Planning Board last month why its application for a Green Industrial Facility Zoning & New Planet Sustainable Fuels Project differs from the one cancelled two years earlier. A former application at Holt Drive Industrial Park — called the Stony Point Waste to Energy Project […]

County Executive’s Corner “Checking In”

County Executive’s Corner “Checking In”

By County Executive Ed Day Right now, the top priorities for my administration and the employees here in Rockland County Government are getting more vaccine from New York State for residents, helping folks get appointments to be vaccinated, and getting shots into arms however we can. That said, we are still working to accomplish the […]

Mondaire Jones is the Breath of Fresh Air we Desperately Need in NY-17

Mondaire Jones is the Breath of Fresh Air we Desperately Need in NY-17

To the Editor, Jamaal Bowman, who is running for congress in NY-16, has been receiving well-deserved media coverage. But there is another congressional candidate whose brilliance and potential to create necessary change should not be overlooked. This one is running to take over Nita Lowey’s seat in NY-17, and his name is Mondaire Jones. He […]

A Jedi-In-Training Seeks the Teachings of a Master

A Jedi-In-Training Seeks the Teachings of a Master

By Vincent Abbatecola  *Spoiler-free review* While any installment in a trilogy carries its own degree of importance, it’s the second film that acts as a turning point.  It expands upon what we saw in the first film and offers a few surprises, all of which propels events for the final installment.  I think we can all agree […]