Many people are intimidated by the idea of playing golf, but it is a skill that anyone can learn. Being able to bring your ball close on every shot is satisfying in its own right and gives you a sense of accomplishment. Golf allows you to meet new people while getting into shape and have […]
This week, in a surprise announcement, the MTA established its Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program’s Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB). The Board will be tasked, among other things, with recommending a plan for credits, discounts and/or exemptions for tolls paid the same day on bridges and tunnels. Unfortunately, the MTA established its Review Board […]
Back in April, I wrote a column that cited Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” to illustrate the path the Town took to preserve open space at the Bear Swamp Preserve and Nature Trail. This time around I’m looking to give you insight into all the ways that the Clarkstown Highway Department has dealt […]
As cases of monkeypox grow in the New York metropolitan area, The Jacobs Family Pride Wellness Center of Montefiore Nyack Hospital is providing vaccinations and is ready to test and treat patients with the disease. The Center has partnered with the Rockland County Department of Health which supplies the vaccine for administration to at-risk people living in […]
Last month, Clarkstown opened the first Pickleball complex in the Lower Hudson Valley at Congers Lake Memorial Park. In addition to the nine court complex, we constructed a new building that includes new restrooms and a concession area suitable to serve up treats for pickleballers and all park goers alike. A few weeks later, we […]
The drug crisis is both complicated and insidious and has been growing exponentially for the past twenty years. Every year the number of deaths and overdoses rise across the country and locally despite the best efforts to combat the issue. However, despite these facts we have some reason for hope as half year statistics locally demonstrate that both […]