The Village of West Haverstraw is getting a facelift. The Garnerville Arts & Industrial Center has announced that work will be beginning in mid-September to restore the historic Water Tank that dominates the skyline in Garnerville. Visible from Low Tor Mountain, the Hudson River and throughout much of the Haverstraw area, the Water Tank rises […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN United Water’s proposed desalination plant, the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) and Stony Point’s latest draft of its Master Plan dominated the discussion Tuesday night at a town hall type meeting hosted by the Stony Point Action Committee for the Environment. The forum presented an opportunity for the public to learn and […]
Day Says Rockland County Consumer Home Improvement Protection Act is Effective This week Rockland County Legislator Ed Day (New City-Pomona) expressed satisfaction with ongoing enforcement activity against traveling bands of illegal contractors commonly referred to in law enforcement circles as “gypsy pavers.” The Rockland County Consumer Home Improvement Protection Act, introduced by Legislator Day in […]
Jane Lemkin from the Literacy Volunteers of Rockland County will be leading informational sessions on how to become a United States citizen. The workshop sessions will be held Monday, September 23 and run from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, September 25 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. Session 1 […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Close to 1000 people attended the second annual Senior Fair, hosted by Sen. David Carlucci at Rockland Community College last Thursday. The event showcased a wide variety of resources, services and opportunities available to and for Rockland senior citizens and their families. “Rockland seniors need and deserve the best quality care possible,” Carlucci […]
Clarkstown ZBA denies variances for Lakewood Drive property BY CHERYL SLAVIN At its August 19 meeting, the Clarkstown Zoning Board of Appeals quietly denied builder WC Montebello’s appeal for variances to construct a 48 foot bi-level house (2,784 square feet) on an undersized lot (9,221 square feet) at 129 Lakewood Drive in Congers. As previously […]