At a special meeting of the New City Library trustees Tuesday night, the board unanimously voted to appoint Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman as interim director of the library. Library representative Karen Vetrano said, “This action alleviates concerns about the library’s charter and marks a turning point in the working relations between board members.” Freedman served […]
A trio of Ramapo poets: Marty Levine, Diane Weber and Harry Waitzman, will be joined by Rockland County’s own poet laureate, Dan Masterson, on Wedesday, April 10, 7 p.m. at the community room of the New City Library. The esteemed poets will offer readings from their original works, followed by an open reading. Community participation […]
BY CANDACE RIVERA What’s in a word? By the letter of the law, a lot. Just ask the New City Library Board of Trustees. The New City Library Board held a special meeting Monday night to discuss the committees’ bylaws, but not everything on the agenda could be handled due to fevered passions cutting the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Representatives of public and private organizations held a community outreach meeting at the New City Library at 6 p.m. on August 14, 2012 to inform local residents of recent developments in the forthcoming project to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge. The meeting was directed by a three-person panel consisting of Special Advisor […]
New Plant in Haverstraw up for Debate GenOn, a Haverstraw energy plant that has been involved in ongoing negotiations with the Town of Haverstraw concerning taxes, recently proposed building a new natural-gas power plant at the Bowline Generating Station under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Energy Highway” initiative. GenOn, formerly known as Mirant, owns the Bowline facility, which […]
Towns Band Together to Bill the County In an act of revenge against the county for passing on new costs to towns, Rockland’s five towns are going to now send the county all bills for maintenance and utilities on county roads. They are exploring legal options as well in case the county refuses to pick […]