Stony Point News

RAMAPO - The Rockland Board of Health met last week to assess fines against property owners and businesses that violated the county sanitary code.

Two of Rockland's towns stood up for the Hudson River and said 'no' to an unsustainable desalination proposal and 'yes' to meeting our community's water needs through sustainable water conservation and management, green infrastructure and water reuse.

With handpainted wallpaper, crystal chandeliers, masterpiece paintings and intricately carved period furnishings, the homes you will see at the Historical Society of Rockland County's annual holiday show are impressive.

Share + Nov 18, 2009 7:19 pm US/Eastern Reporting Tony Aiello SUFFERN, N.Y. Thyroid cancer is of particular concern in Rockland County after a recent study by an anti-nuclear power group, claiming the thyroid cancer rate in Rockland, 18 cases per 100,000 residents, is two times higher than the national average.

NEW CITY -- The difference between victory and defeat in the Rockland county executive's race came down to the number of Republicans and independents who turned out, as well as strong support from the Ramapo voting bloc.

ORANGEBURG: The Orangetown Town Board adopted its 2010 budget this week on a 4-1 vote, with Town Board member Michael Maturo voting no.

Daniyel Baron marched Sunday afternoon with fellow Marines of many generations in the sunny backyard of the Kearsing-Edwards American Legion Post off Pomona Road in Ramapo.

Shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Walter Garschagen rowed out to a small cove on the Hudson River where an old, run-down boat had been abandoned some months earlier.

We cannot even to begin to thank everyone who offered their love, support and memories of Jimmy, our son, brother, uncle and friend, following his tragic and senseless death by a hit-and-run driver on May 31.

Tappan Zee Bridge WORK Friday: Right lane Westchester-bound closed for maintenance beginning at milepost 15 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Work will proceed weather-permitting, and schedule updates will be announced as needed.

Our schizophrenic voters did it again Tuesday, re-electing a Republican county executive in a county where the enrollment might look to make that unlikely.

Here are results from election races across Rockland tonight, according to unofficial results from the Board of Elections.

STONY POINT: The Town Board will hold a public hearing to consider its proposed budget for 2010 during a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Rho building in Letchworth Village.

Monday: Left lane Westchester-bound closed for maintenance beginning at milepost 16.2 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday: Right Westchester-bound lane closed for maintenance beginning at milepost 15 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday: Right Westchester-bound lane closed for maintenance beginning at milepost 15 to 13.1, ...

As a lifelong resident of Stony Point and frequent patron and supporter of the Rose Memorial Library, I write in support of Proposal No.

Orangetown supervisor candidate Suzanne Barclay accurately describes the town as a microcosm of the United States - a balance of quaint historic hamlets, vibrant villages and swaths of sprawling suburbia, with some light industry dotted around town.

Re The Journal News Editorial Board's endorsement on Monday of my opponent for Stony Point supervisor.

Monday to Wednesday: Work will begin at 8 p.m. resulting in the closing of two left southbound lanes, with two more left southbound lanes closing at 11 p.m., until 6 a.m., from milepost 13.8 to the west abutment.

Stony Point, rich in Revolutionary War history, has changed much in the last decades.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the members of the Town of Stony Point and Town of Haverstraw police departments whose assistance, compassion and professionalism were a source of comfort for my family during the days of my late wife, Jacqueline's, funeral services.