Memorandum of understanding sealed between local municipalities and Transmission Developers, Inc. Last week, five Rockland localities signed off on a memorandum of understanding with Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI), developer of the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), “a completely buried, high voltage direct current transmission line proposed to extend from the Canadian border to New York […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day along with members of the Rockland Legislature and community leaders announced a plan this week to deliver help to Puerto Rico. “The relationship between Rockland County and Puerto goes back generations,” Day said. “The ties run deep. And so does the pain and disruption to so many lives in the […]
PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced that the federal government has awarded the county $1.02 million to pay for repairs to the bank of the Minisceongo Creek in West Haverstraw. “This work is part of our ongoing efforts to maintain our infrastructure, including our streams and drainage areas,” the County Executive said. “This […]
The Haverstraw RiverArts, The Village of Haverstraw and the Ludwiczak Family is honoring the life of Ted Ludwiczak with the unveiling of the iconic sculpture, Hendrik, on Saturday, April 22, 5 p.m. at The Gazebo in Emeline Park on 16 Front Street, Haverstraw. Theodore Ludwiczak (1926-2016) became recognized for his artistic abilities to carve and create sculptures out of […]
STORY BY KATHY KAHN PHOTO BY MARTIN MUNSCH March 7 was just another Tuesday afternoon on the City of Newburgh’s waterfront that suddenly turned into everyone’s worst nightmare when a 77-car CSX freight train struck a disabled boom lift in its path. The train was going approximately 30 miles per hour when it hit the […]
BY JEREMY MOONEYHAM Many were on hand for the North Rockland Chamber ribbon cutting ceremony at Catch on the Hudson, 16 Front St. in the Village of Haverstraw last Saturday. Haverstraw Mayor Michael Kohut was among those at the celebration. Owner and Chef Steve Lauterbach grew up in New City and had worked in some […]