Confronting floods: protecting Piermont from Mother Nature

Confronting floods: protecting Piermont from Mother Nature

BY JANIE ROSMAN PHOTOS BY LIBBY ZEMATIS Last week, students from Cornell University’s Landscape Architecture 4010 course, the Climate-Adaptive Design (CAD) studio presented their ideas for landscape architecture, urban planning and engineering to Piermont residents and stakeholders. The studio links landscape architecture students with flood-risk Hudson Riverfront communities to explore design alternatives for more climate resilient, […]

NEW YORK STATE PISTOL LICENSE HOLDERS MUST RE-CERTIFY OR FACE LICENSE REVOCATION

NEW YORK STATE PISTOL LICENSE HOLDERS MUST RE-CERTIFY OR FACE LICENSE REVOCATION

PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE In accordance with the NY SAFE Act, New York State Pistol License holders licensed prior to January 15, 2013 must re-certify their license through the NYS Police by January 31, 2018. License holders licensed after January 15, 2013 must re-certify five years from the original issue date. License holders can […]

ANNUAL GATHERING HELD FOR DESCENDANTS OF HARRIMAN HAMLETS

ANNUAL GATHERING HELD FOR DESCENDANTS OF HARRIMAN HAMLETS

Pictured are members of the Historical Society of the Palisades Interstate Park Region at their annual Holiday luncheon held at Lynch’s Restaurant in Stony Point, Saturday December 16, 2017. Bulson, Odell, Brooks and Anderson are some members representing former Hamlet families of Sandyfields, Johnsontown, Baileytown and Doodletown. Monthly meetings are held at the Tomkins Cove […]

REST HOME RESIDENT SUPPORTS ANTI-SMOKING INITIATIVE

REST HOME RESIDENT SUPPORTS ANTI-SMOKING INITIATIVE

To The Editor: This letter is written in support of a bill, S4496/A5061, the bill, which is introduced by New York state Senator David Carlucci and New York state Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, will mandate that all adult proprietary homes in New York state be non-smoking facilities. Most of the residents of adult homes are vulnerable […]

K9 FIRST RESPONSE KITS ON AMBULANCES AND ROCKLAND MOBILE CARE MEDIC-1 AMBULANCE

K9 FIRST RESPONSE KITS ON AMBULANCES AND ROCKLAND MOBILE CARE MEDIC-1 AMBULANCE

There will be a press conference Wednesday, December 27, 10:30 a.m. at the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps. to announce special pre-hospital medical service that is now available for the Haverstraw Town Police K-9 Officer Chase. K-9 officer Chase is an important addition to the Town of Haverstraw Police Department and considered a member of the service. […]