BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL At a special town board meeting for the Town of Clarkstown on Tuesday, January 15, there was a public hearing on the “acquisition (by condemnation) of a permanent easement on a portion of property known as 59.18-1-22. Clarkstown Comptroller Edward Duer questioned witnesses about the property, which is located at 160 […]
On January 14, 2013 at approximately 10:50 p.m. the Clarkstown Police Department arrested Komi Kalefe, 22, Bronx, NY and Gary Taylor, 26, Mount Vernon, NY. Police allege that Kalefe and Taylor utilized fraudulent Visa credit cards to obtain merchandise and assorted gift cards from Barnes & Noble and Target located at the Palisades Mall. During […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Clarkstown had its annual reorganization meeting last Thursday, January 3. This is the meeting where elected government officials are sworn into office and the town supervisor offers a state of the town address. Town Justice Rolf M. Thorsen was sworn into office by Family Court Jude William Warren. Thorsen was accompanied […]
An army of Clarkstown vultures hold watch over the trash receptacles at New City Gardens. The alpha vulture was overheard squawking, “A mammal’s trash is an ave’s treasure.” Images captured by Yaroslav Sygnatovych, resident of New City Gardens, native of Ukraine.
A fleet manager position has been created in the Town of Clarkstown, to consolidate and oversee all the town mechanics, but rather than report to the Highway Superintendent, the manager will report to the town board. This led to the Highway Superintendents Association of Rockland County and the New York State Association of Town Superintendents […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL At Tuesday’s town board meeting in Clarkstown, a special presentation opened up the agenda. The Youth Police Academy celebrated their graduation from a 10-week program given by the Clarkstown Police Department. There were twenty-four teenage graduates from different areas in Clarkstown. “The academy has been in existence for over eleven and […]