Draconian Changes to County Home Improvement Board Will Be Up For A Vote On Tuesday
Insiders Say Legislature Likely Has Enough Votes; Some Say the Measure Is Tied To Help Needed To Establish a Sewer District in Ramapo
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Rockland County Bits & Pieces
New City Neighbors Want Town To Shut Down House Of Worship
New City Neighbors Want Town To Shut Down House Of Worship; Clarkstown Officials Say They Cannot Prove A Suburban House Is Being Used For Prayer
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Rebuilding the Civic Fabric: Why Engagement Matters More Than Ever
Functioning Democracies Requires Participation—Not Just At The Ballot Box, But In The Day-to-day Work Of Community Building
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Rockland County Cultural, Arts & History Groups Flummoxed Over Slash In Funding and Directives Tied to 2026 Tourism Grants
Group of 16 Organizations Pen Letter To County Executive Ed Day Asking for Explanations On Shifting Priorities
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The Legal Beat: Landowner Sues Village Of Sloatsburg Over Zoning Decision Land-Locking Its Property
ZBA Decision Denying Vehicular Access To Larger Parcel Renders Property Worthless, Lawsuit Says
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Environmental Issue Potentially Complicates New City Center (Shoprite) Redevelopment
Clarkstown Planning Board Asked To Consider Environmental Damage From A Former Dry Cleaning Operation As Part of SEQRA & Site Plan Review
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Tensions Rise As Village of Upper Nyack Planning Board Reviews Yeshiva Application
Tensions Rise As Village of Upper Nyack Planning Board Reviews Yeshiva Application; Applicant Needs To Surpass Hurdle of Having Only One Egress For Emergency Vehicles When the Code Calls For Two
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County Implementing Sales Tax Cap On Gasoline; $7.4 Million in NY BRICKS Awards Strengthen Community Centers; Briefs
County Implementing $3 Gas Sales Tax Cap Gasoline Sales Tax Cap; $7.4 Million in NY BRICKS Awards Strengthen Community Centers; Briefs
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Restoring Piermont Marsh – One of the Largest Remaining Brackish Tidal Marshes in the Hudson River Estuary
What the original DEC restoration proposal involved, why it stalled, and why tidal marsh restoration still matters for fish, birds, and climate resilience along the Hudson
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Clarkstown Seeking To Establish Fund To Buy Open Space By Imposing A New Transfer Tax On Homebuyers
Clarkstown Seeking To Establish Fund To Buy Open Space Using A Transfer-Tax On Homebuyers; Planned Commission Needs State Approval; Voter Referendum
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