BY CLARKSTOWN COUNCILMAN GEORGE HOEHMANN Sometime later this year a portion of the former landfill for the Town of Clarkstown will take on a new use as a “Solar Field” that will save taxpayer as much as $4 million over the lifetime of the project. The project a public/private partnership is expected to be entirely […]
COMMUNITY VIEW: Singin’ the Gromack Blues Amy Durbin Vice president, Clarkstown Taxpayers At the Clarkstown Town Board Meeting on June 4, 2013, I had to walk out before the frustration I felt made my head explode. While cooling off outside, I met a woman who was walking out of the building shaking her head. She […]
PSA from CPD The Clarkstown Police Department reports a rash of larcenies from motor vehicles in their town. Since mid May, numerous larcenies have occurred in residential areas of Congers, Valley Cottage, Bardonia, West Nyack, Nanuet and New City. Unsecured vehicles have been targeted with proceeds to include loose change, small electronic items, and briefcase/duffle […]
To the Editor, While the state’s property tax cap is causing many school districts in New York State to exhaust their fund balances, an obscure, eleventh hour law passed by the Paterson Administration threatens to dismantle their educational programs. Former Governor David Paterson introduced the Gap Elimination Adjustment Law in 2009-2010, which was intended to […]
Friday, May 24 11 A.M. Senior Citizens Honoring All U.S. Veterans, sponsored by Clarkstown Parks Board and Recreation Commission. At Street Community Center “Promenade of Heroes.” Program: Honoring all our Veterans – that have fallen in defense of our country. Guest Speaker: Reverend Robert F. McKeon, St Francis of Assisi. Monday, May 27 9 A.M. […]
Politics! A word you hear quite often: in every segment of life, work, school, and in the home. In fact, education probably has more politics than any level of government, and how many times does a decision of where to eat on Saturday night or what movie to attend come down to a family vote […]