Rockland County finance, bankruptcy, environmental, employment
Amid the boredom and frustration of schools being shuttered and friend fests on hold, 17-year-old Delyth Phillips of Tappan jumpstarted a slow-fashion lifestyle business she hopes will amount to doing good for the planet and becoming a profitable entrepreneur.
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Responding to public pressure, Suez New York has reversed course and decided not to install fuel tanks on land it plans to lease at the former Tilcon site at 162 Old Mill Road in West Nyack.
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Suez New York is planning to relocate its headquarters to the former Tilcon site on the eastern side of Old Mill Road in West Nyack. The water company is headed to Clarkstown planning board on May 8th for a public hearing.
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State environmental regulators issued Legoland New York with 22 new violations this week in a consent decree to prevent construction runoff, following a September 2018 order to stop the same issues.
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In addition to spring vegetables and baked goods at Nyack’s Farmer Market on Thursdays, keep an eye out for a group of student activists promoting an idea that’s fully ripened: reusable shopping bags.
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New York is set to become the second state to ban single-use plastic bags, after the New York State Legislature on Sunday sighed off on a $175 billion budget that included the measure.
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Rockland County could become the latest in New York to ban single-use plastic bags, joining a growing movement across the country aimed at reducing litter.
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A local developer is proposing to build a Starbucks on the corner of West Nyack Road and Route 304 in Nanuet
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A new law banning plastic bags and Styrofoam containers is making Piermont’s business owners better environmental stewards, and encouraging other municipalities to follow suit.
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A UK-based company hoping to sell a high-tech composting system that converts unsorted municipal waste to green energy has been meeting with Rockland County’s decision-makers for the past few months.
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