After major reorganization, see who will be placed where BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM At the North Rockland Central School District Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, Superintendent of Schools Ileana Eckert announced the expected administrative assignments for the upcoming year. She said that the schools are down to the bare minimum of what is […]
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 […]
BY SHERLY JOURDAIN PHOTOS BY THOMAS MCGUIRE On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16, a condominum at 52 Zariello Lane in the Village of West Haverstraw exploded around 12:57 p.m., after a Verizon contractor had hit a gas main earlier while digging along Zariello Lane and Komonchak Circle. The explosion resulted in injuries to […]
Originally published in the Rockland County Times, August 2011 BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM The new Martin Luther King Jr. monument is the subject of controversy since the public has learned that Chinese citizen Lei Yixen, one of the most prized sculptors in all of China, was hired by the United States to create the piece. […]
Power sector regulations to analyze possible environmental impacts and limit CO2 emissions Under draft regulations developed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation new or expanding electric generating facilities in New York would be required to evaluate the potential disproportionate impacts on nearby “environmental justice” communities, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced Wednesday. The […]
Isidro Cancel reappointed deputy supervisor, embattled fire safety inspector Fred Viohl receives more duties BY KOREY WILSON Haverstraw lawmakers set the political tone for the town at last week’s reorganization meeting. During the January 5 meeting, Town Supervisor Howard T. Phillips set the guidelines for the new year and appointed officials to various posts. One […]