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 […]
GOVERNOR’S MEN COME TO HAVERSTRAW TO EXPLAIN HIS PLANS FOR NEW YORK BY EVAN WECHMAN Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked his commissioners to speak at all of the state’s counties about his proposed budget for 2012-2013. On Wednesday, January 25, Roann Destito, Commissioner of the Office of General Services came to address the Rockland community […]
Supervisor Howard Phillips of the Town of Haverstraw along with Fran Nardi, deputy mayor of the Village of West Haverstraw and George Zayas, fire chief of West Haverstraw, have announced that a relief fund has been established for the families affected by the gas explosion that occurred at the Fair Grounds II housing development in […]
United Water announced that the New York State DEC has provided “draft permits” for their Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding the proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw. This means public hearings will be held and presided over by an administrative law judge from the DEC. The public comment period is open until April 19 and public […]