Rockland’s voice in the New York Assembly is speaking out against a bill which would legalize accessory housing units across the state. In effect, the New York State Accessory Homes Act (S4547, A4854) would require that municipalities allow at least one accessory dwelling unit ( a basement or attic apartment for instance) per residential lot: […]
We’ve all been there when it’s been difficult to finish a task, when we were faced with something that seems too challenging to accomplish. North Rockland resident and designer, Tunav Nanda, knows how to overcome that struggle all too well. After successfully surpassing his battle with leukemia, Nanda was able to express his road to […]
It took the deaths of two innocent people at Evergreen Court Nursing Home– volunteer firefighter Jared Lloyd and 79-year-old resident Oliver Hueston—for New York State to finally intervene in the quagmire known as the Spring Valley Building Department. Six people have been charged in connection with the deadly fire that saw the four-story nursing facility […]
It’s weird saying that a team that has two of the most iconic Super Bowl Victories in the 21st century has fallen on hard times. However, since the last time Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning held up the Vince Lombardi Trophy, that’s been the reality for the New York Giants. They’ve had one winning […]
At the Rockland Road Runners kickoff Zoom meeting January 17, Turkey Trot race director Dave Goldwasser announced that his 2021 event generated $115,500 for local charities. The five-mile race, held Thanksgiving Day, November 25 at Rockland Lake, yielded $101,000 for the Marisa Fund, which raises money for research, treatment and care of pediatric cancer patients. […]
UPDATE: On Wednesday Jan 26 an Appellate Court Judge granted a stay in the State’s lawsuit on Tuesday. The mask mandate, therefore, remains in place while the case is appealed. A hearing has been set for Friday at the State Appellate Court, Second Department, in Brooklyn to determine the future of the mandate. Original […]