The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that the Disaster Recovery Center located in Pomona will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd, and Friday, November 23rd, for Thanksgiving. The center will reopen on Saturday, November 24th, and resume the normal hours of operation from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to assist Rocklanders affected by […]
GenOn, the current owner of the Bowline power generating facility in West Haverstraw will be hosting an informational open house on the proposed project on Saturday, November 17 from noon – 4 p.m. Attendees can learn more about the project, meet and talk to Gen On representatives, submit questions, share ideas and learn about opportunities […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Town of Haverstraw Board members received high praise from the public on Tuesday, for the town’s quickness in responding the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. The comments came during a special board meeting rescheduled for Tuesday night because of the Veterans Day holiday. Though the town did sustain damage, with downed […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The trustees of the Village of Haverstraw met briefly Monday night at village hall to discuss the impact of Superstorm Sandy and take action on several agenda items. During individual reports, village attorney Jay Hood, asked the trustees to authorize him to settle a tax cert dispute with Tilcon. The tax cert […]
Tomorrow is Election Day, if you don’t yet know you’re polling place you can look it up here on the Rockland County Board of Elections website: http://vic.ntsdata.com/rocklandboe/pollingplacelookup.aspx For more questions and information, call the Rockland County Board of Elections at: (845) 638-5172
BY MICHAEL CAHILL PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE AND DYLAN SKRILOFF Hurricane Sandy blew through Rockland County on this week, with high winds and a record storm surge. In her wake, Sandy left many residents with damaged homes and property and tens of thousands more without power. Sandy made landfall around 8 p.m. on Monday night […]