First (or Front) Street, Haverstraw: The Gilded Age in Rockland

STORY BY JARED RODRIGUEZ PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE From one gilded age to the beginning of another, First Street in the historic Village of Haverstraw, NY has celebrated new beginnings of all sorts. First, or Front Street as it is also called, was the seed from which the Village of Haverstraw grew and it remains […]

Village of Haverstraw Passes Law Rescinding Tobacco Advertising Ban, Discusses Zoning and Other Regular Business

BY SARA GILBERT The Village of Haverstraw met for its regular board meeting Monday, August 13 to pass laws, discuss rezoning issues, hear residents’ concerns and other business. The board passed Local Law No. 6, which rescinds Local Law No. 5, which had banned tobacco advertising of any sort in Haverstraw stores. Immediately after this […]

Orangetown to Prosecute Neglectful Homeowners

High Grass is a Violation, Not a Right BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown has decided to proceed with violation notices against the owners of four residential properties in the township in which homeowners are accused of not mowing their lawns or allowing their yards to become weed gardens or otherwise unattractive […]

STDs on the Rise in Rockland

Rockland County Board of Health addresses STDs increase, illegal dumping, code violations BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Board of Health met at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 15 to address several health code violations and matters of public health. Among the biggest issues were two new items of business on a recently-released study on […]

Public Hearing Held in New City Discuss Plans for New Tappan Zee Bridge

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Representatives of public and private organizations held a community outreach meeting at the New City Library at 6 p.m. on August 14, 2012 to inform local residents of recent developments in the forthcoming project to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge. The meeting was directed by a three-person panel consisting of Special Advisor […]

What’s Happening?

BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Two Rockland County theatre people, Ricky Romona of Stony Point and T. Eric Collins of Spring Valley, are involved in an upcoming production of “A Little Night Music” at Whippoorwill Hall in the North Castle Library theatre at Armonk August 23 – 26. Romona is musical director for the show […]