Stony Point’s historic Pyngyp School is being restored by a dedicated group of volunteers who are holding a series of publicity and fund raising events this year to continue the progress they have already made. The Pyngyp Schoolhouse was built more than a century ago, one of nearly 100 such crude one-room wooden schoolhouses that […]
The Village of West Haverstraw, in partnership with the Rockland County Department of Health’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play initiative, broke ground on a multi-generational activity space at Peck’s Pond, 130 Samsondale Avenue, in West Haverstraw on Monday, April 16. The new space at Peck’s Pond will offer residents of all ages […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHAEL CAHILL Haverstraw residents and officials gathered at Bowline Point Park Wednesday morning for the groundbreaking of the Haverstraw Landslide Memorial. The famous landslide, which was a major factor in shaping the history, character and layout of the village, occurred on January 8, 1906. The landslide claimed the lives of 22 […]
Recently appointed Councilman James McDonnell says he’s here to help, so stop shouting at him! He’s only human, after all, holding political office doesn’t make one superman. At the end of this week’s Stony Point board meeting McDonnell, specifically requesting the media’s attention, said to Stony Pointers, “Please don’t come in shouting” [saying things like […]
There were a couple smoky days in Stony Point this week, as winds that passed over the wildfires in Harriman State Park drifted over town, however the fire seen in this photo came from a different source. On Monday a careless smoker threw a lit cigarette into the mulch outside the Stony Point Shop-Rite. According […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Lowdown on April 10 Stony Point Town Board meeting Supervisor Geoff Finn, the Town Council of Stony Point and interested citizens have some countervailing opinions on the future of signage in the township. For one, Supervisor Finn had envisioned a scrolling “LED” sign like those in many towns and in front of […]