Haverstraw Residents and officials express concern over proposed Walmart’s impact POMONA– The final stages of the Haverstraw Zoning Board’s approval process for a proposed Walmart site on Route 202 met with criticism from local residents last week. Residents gathered at the zoning board meeting last Wednesday and urged the board to further review the project’s […]
The Clarkstown Taxpayers Group is holding a fundraiser 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Elmwood Theatre in Nyack. The Clarkstown Taxpayers are sponsoring the Broadway play “Spring Awakening” to raise some money , to continue their work to lower taxes and get rid of political patronage waste in Clarkstown. Tickets are $30/person and include free wine […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Salvation Army Kicks Off Holiday Drive In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, the Rockland County Salvation Army kicked off its 2012 Red Kettle Holiday Drive Tuesday afternoon at the Palisades Mall. According to Major Philip Lloyd, the Rockland County Coordinator for the Salvation Army, the organization is hoping […]
Helmer to be honored NYACK– The Rockland County YMCA will be honoring William F. Helmer at its Night of MAGIC on Thursday, November 29 at the Nyack Seaport. William F. Helmer is president of the Helmer Cronin Construction, Inc. in Stony Point and resides in Nyack with his wife Sandy. He is currently the chairman of […]
BY BARRY WARNER Hunger in Rockland County has long been a hidden problem, something not often talked about. However, since the economic slump of the last few years the issue of having enough to eat is creeping back into the mainstream. “There are more than 35,000 Rockland residents who are food insecure and one in […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Defiant Brewery in Pearl River brings magic to Rockland County The Defiant Brewery in Pearl River has been serving up delicious small batch, local beers since 2006. For those of you out there looking for the perfect thing to bring to Thanksgiving dinner, maybe a growler of their beer is what you […]