BY SHERLY JOURDAIN On Tuesday, the Rockland Water Coalition gathered a large crowd together with regional environmental and local groups against United Water’s Haverstraw Water Supply Project. They met at a press conference prior to a 2 p.m. public hearing on the project held by the DEC. The project is commonly referred to as the […]
STORY AND PHOTO BY KOREY WILSON Eight o’clock at night is on Valentine Day’s is usually a time for couples to celebrate. At Haverstraw Town Hall, it was time to conduct business. The regularly scheduled Monday night Town Board meeting was moved to this day in observance of Presidents’ Day. During the meeting, Haverstraw policeman, […]
The Rockland County Department of Health and Quisqueya Sports Club are co-sponsoring the first annual Community Health Fair in Haverstraw on Sunday, February 19 from 1-4 p.m. at the Quisqueya Sports Club at 25 Broadway. The fair is a family event! There will be many health agencies and health care providers offering free screenings and […]
A fundraiser for those affected by the explosion January 16 at Fairgrounds II in West Haverstraw will be held on Friday, February 17 at Hi-Tor Lanes starting at 9:30 p.m. Tickets will be $25.00 per person. Hi-Tor Lanes is hosting the event in conjunction with the Town of Haverstraw and the Village of West Haverstraw. […]
The North Rockland Business Alliance has approved up to $1,500 in matching funds for victims of the blast that occurred on January 16, 2012 and affected several homeowners, as well as injured firefighters attempting to safeguard lives. The Towns of Haverstraw and Village of West Haverstraw have set up two disaster funds to aid in […]
BY JARED RODRIGUEZ I was lucky to have known all of my grandparents and three great grandparents. My greatest memories from childhood were in visualizing the amazing stories they told me. Over and over I asked them to describe the world back then. I heard about the glowing storefronts in Haverstraw, the trolley cars in […]