String of Car Larcenies Hits Clarkstown (Again)

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 […]

OBSCURE STATE LAW DESTROYING LOCAL SCHOOLS

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 […]

MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS

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. […]

CHAIRMAN’S CORNER W/ BOB AXELROD: Political Despair or Repair?

CHAIRMAN’S CORNER W/ BOB AXELROD: Political Despair or Repair?

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 […]

New Zoning Law Adopted in Clarkstown

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 […]

A COUP FOR THE COUNTY

A COUP FOR THE COUNTY

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 […]

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