On Sunday, before Sandy’s winds even got severe, Clarkstown’s new constituent representative for the Highway Department Frank Sparaco was on the receiving end of a violent display by mother nature. Pictured here is the windshield and interior of Sparaco’s own SUV, the first official Rockland County victim of Hurricane Sandy. Sparaco, who also is a […]
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BY MICHAEL RICONDA NYACK– Congresswoman Nita Lowey met with Salisbury Point residents on Saturday morning, October 20 to introduce herself and receive feedback on the community’s continued efforts to make their voices heard on the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. Despite the attention of local officials and numerous meetings with bridge authorities, Salisbury Point residents […]
Cancer patients honored at Light the Night Walk; 1,600 attend STORY AND PHOTOS BY DIANA BIERMAN On the evening of Sunday, October 21, approximately 1,600 people gathered at Nyack Memorial Park to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)’s Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter at their annual Light the Night Walk, honoring people battling or who’ve battled […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Tarrytown – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding evidentiary hearings on the safety of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. The hearings, which are chaired by an adjudicatory panel, will examine evidence and make recommendations in anticipation of a decision on the renewal of Indian Point’s license. Among the groups which presented […]
BY KATHRYN BAUMGARTNER The Christ Church in Sparkill held its third annual EcoDay and fifth annual Blessing of the Animals on October 13, with presentations by beekeeper Ron Breland and representatives from the Wolf Conservation Center – including one of the wolves. The purpose of this day, according to Father Tom Faulkner, is to thank […]