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 […]
BY MARIA BROWNSELL On Tuesday at the Clarkstown Town Board there was a public hearing about proposed local law entitled: “A local law amending chapter 290 (zoning) of the local laws of the Town of Clarkstown with respect to New City Hamlet zoning and the town zoning map.” Town Attorney Amy Mele explained that she’s […]
Former shopping center’s re-birth predicted to be welcome—and bustling—addition to Rockland BY KATHY KAHN Special to the Rockland Times Fashion, food, fun, fitness, all in one location–who could ask for anything more? Certainly not the town of Clarkstown, which is host municipality to the forthcoming Shops at Nanuet on Route 59, where locals fondly remember […]
Dear residents and friends of the Town of Clarkstown: I hope that you will all enjoy the New City Street Fair that is being held this coming Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. under the sponsorship of the New City Chamber of Commerce. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and a good time […]
Overall population increases while public school populations shrink BY KATHY KAHN Special to the Rockland Times It really came as no shock to members of the Rockland Business Association what the county will look like as they listened to the numbers being rolled out at the Bear Mountain Inn on April 25 presented by Jonathan […]
PART I BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Back in December, numerous residents of Clarkstown attended the monthly board meeting with pins on their shirts that exclaimed, “History Matters.” After the Teaberry Port House in West Nyack was demolished, many people were worried about the fate of another historic property in Clarkstown. The Vanderbilt-Budke on Germonds Road […]