By CHERYL SLAVIN After years of pursuing the dream, the Town of Haverstraw is coming close to completing a deal with New YorkState to acquire a 25 acre lot that has stood vacant for more than two decades. The property, bounded by No.Central Highway to the west, Cinder Road to the south, and Chapel Road […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ED DAY New City, NY (November 14, 2013) – Rockland County Executive-Elect Ed Day has named his official transition team, which held its first meeting on Tuesday. “This team of community-based subject matter experts will meet with current department heads to review the current state of operations in each department, provide a […]
Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.51/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.20/g, according to gasoline price […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN County executive-elect Ed Day, still a legislator for another few weeks, tried to immediately make good on at least one campaign promise last week when he brought a resolution before the Legislature to reduce county elected officials’ salaries by 10 percent. After vigorous discussion by the entire body, however, he agreed to […]
World War II veteran Anthony V. Gizzi of Haverstraw NY, born November 11, 1923, was invited by the Friends of the National World War II Memorial to be honored at the National WWII Memorial in Washington DC during the 2013 Veterans Day ceremonies. Anthony was given the honor to be the Wreath Presenter for the […]
On October 24, 2013, Brielle Bellew, 14, of Pearl River, spoke at the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund’s 28th Annual Gala at The Waldorf Astoria. Brielle attended the event with her mother and three siblings and highlighted the gala by reading a special letter, a moving tribute to her […]