In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Supervisor Howard Phillips and the Haverstraw Town Board presented Distinguished Service Awards to numerous outstanding members of the Haverstraw community for their dedication and contributions to Haverstraw. These awards were given at the Town Board meeting on Monday, October 23. Special congratulations to all the honorees on this well-deserved […]
Nervous officials attack Rockland County Times, even while confirming the most important points of the article BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It was a rare scene last Tuesday night in Clarkstown Town Hall, as resident after resident read excerpts of the Rockland County Times’ controversial front page article from August 9, “House of Horrors,”demanding explanations from the […]
High Grass is a Violation, Not a Right BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown has decided to proceed with violation notices against the owners of four residential properties in the township in which homeowners are accused of not mowing their lawns or allowing their yards to become weed gardens or otherwise unattractive […]
BY VINNY MURPHY With no police matters on the agenda, the focus of Clarkstown’s Town Board Workshop Tuesday, July 31 quickly turned to town beautification and quality of life. After a brief introduction by Town Planner Jose Simoes, Charles Maneri, community Character and Design Committee chairman, presented three projects focused on making Clarkstown “an attractive place to […]
Stony Point Town Board votes 4-1 to approve the new law EDITORIAL BY GEORGE POTANOVIC, JR., President of Stony Point Action Committee for the Environment (Space) In an effort to curb the increasing clutter of lawn signs and political campaign signs that have become larger and more numerous during each election season, the Stony Point […]
BY MARIA MIRAJAK BROWNSELL On June 19 at Clarkstown’s Town Board Meeting, Supervisor Alexander Gromack opened up the floor discussing Rockland County’s financial dilemma and how it affects Clarkstown residents. The county is increasing property tax by 32 percent and making the towns responsible for paying for county costs such as the board of elections, […]