“House of Horrors” Story Spooks Town Board

Nervous officials attack Rockland County Times, even while confirming the most important points of the article BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It was a rare scene last Tuesday night in Clarkstown Town Hall, as resident after resident read excerpts of the Rockland County Times’ controversial front page article from August 9, “House of Horrors,”demanding explanations from the […]

Gromack and Stewart Respond to Pledge Controversy

Mar. 7, 2012 When the chair of the New City Library Board of Trustees Terri Thal removed the Pledge of Allegiance from the opening of board meetings it set off a firestorm across Rockland. We shared four quotes from local officials last week. Here are two more. “Since my days as a Rockland County Legislator, […]

WILL A NEW “CLARKSTOWN CITY” SAVE ONE TOWN TENS OF MILLIONS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE REST OF ROCKLAND?

WILL A NEW “CLARKSTOWN CITY” SAVE ONE TOWN TENS OF MILLIONS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE REST OF ROCKLAND?

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Can you see a future “City of Clarkstown” or perhaps a “Clarkstown City?” On Tuesday night, Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack said in his state of the town address that Clarkstown is committed to officially studying the ramifications of becoming a city.
Gromack said as a city, Clarkstown could collect its own sales tax, […]

Clarkstown Promotes Yard Waste-Loose Leaf Pick Up

Clarkstown Promotes Yard Waste-Loose Leaf Pick Up

Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack and Highway Superintendent Wayne Ballard announced this week that the Town of Clarkstown has commenced the yard waste loose leaf pick up program.  As a result of the storm, the normal restrictions for yard waste of being tied and bundled are NO longer in effect. Efforts to separate the brush from […]