BY FRANK GRANDEL President of Clarkstown Taxpayers What an utter disgrace once again by Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack at last week’s Clarkstown Town Board meeting, taking the position as he so often does that a career politician’s job is a “noble profession.” And in the next breath, once again diminishing that value and using his […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL After starting off on a happy note with an awards ceremony, this week’s Clarkstown Board meeting ended off with many sour-faced residents getting under the skin of Supervisor Gromack and the board. The 2012 Clarkstown Pride Awards were given out at the board meeting on February 5. The awards are given […]
BY KATHY KAHN Special to the Rockland County Times With the cost of community college “chargebacks” becoming increasingly unsustainable for New York’s 62 counties, many are now passing those costs down to local cities and towns. New York Community College Trustees’ forum, “Operating Chargebacks: A Critical Component in the Funding Partnership for New York’s Community […]
CSX will be performing an upgrade to the rail road crossing located on Kings Highway in Valley Cottage on Thursday, February 7, 2013 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., weather permitting. This will result in Kings Highway in Valley Cottage being closed in both directions, at the rail road crossing. Detour signs will be clearly […]
–PRESS RELEASE– Supervisor Alex Gromack and Chief of Police Michael Sullivan have announced a youth sponsored underage drinking initiative called “Only 2 Will Do.” The “Only 2 Will Do” program is intended to create awareness, legal compliance and partnership with local licensed retailers of alcoholic beverages to require 2 forms of ID in the sale […]
FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Wedesday announced the filing of criminal charges against 28 individuals on drug and other charges following a four-month undercover investigation targeting narcotics trafficking activities in the community. The defendants – who range in age from 24 to 53 – are charged with selling […]