Hackensack Riverkeeper and New City Neighborhood Association Take Aim At Local Polluters
Suit Filed By Hackensack Riverkeeper Alleges Seneca Meadows, Waste Connections and West Nyack Transfer Station Violating Clean Water Act
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Rockland County Bits & Pieces
Sloatsburg Food Pantry In Suffern Undertakes $200,000 Renovation, Suffern REIT Buys L.I. Complex For $138 Million, Briefs
Sloatsburg Food Pantry In Suffern Undertakes $200,000 Renovation, Suffern REIT Buys L.I. Complex For $138 Million, Briefs
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Open Space Institute Submitting Bid For Camp Bullowa To Meet Sept 15 Deadline
Supervisor Monaghan Says Camp Bullowa Appraises At $3.8 Million By Tina Traster Having corralled support from land conservancies, Rockland County, New York State, and town residents, Stony Point Supervisor Jim Monaghan is hoping Camp Bullowa will be bought for open space and preserved for the Boy Scouts. “We are putting together a package that we […]
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County Executive Sees Brighter Days Ahead Despite COVID’s Lingering Challenges
County Executive Ed Day on Monday delivered an upbeat 2021 State of the County address reflecting the continued response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic rebound, a strong infrastructure, and Double A ratings from Standard & Poors.
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Gov. Hochul Names Two To Jumpstart Legalized Cannabis, Briefs
Gov. Hochul Names Two To Jumpstart Legalized Cannabis; Association For The Visually Impaired Aligns With BRIDGES, briefs
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State Law Makes Contractors Liable For Subcontractors’ Unpaid Wages
New York State has passed legislation that shifts liability to general contractors for wage theft cases on private construction projects.
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Rockland Barbershops Offer Free Haircut And A Book To Promote Literacy Among Young Men Of Color
Riobe-Taylor, who is president of For Our Kids NY INC, a nonprofit that promotes supplemental education, as well as the mother of three tweens, has organized Jack of Fades, a pre-school event that combines reading, a free barbershop haircut, and yes, video games.
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Clarkstown Planning Board Greenlights Schimpf Farm, New City Library Proposes Addition, Briefs
Clarkstown Planning Board Greenlights Schimpf Farm, New City Library Proposed Building Addition, Briefs
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Chestnut Ridge Transportation Donates Bus To MLK Multi-Purpose Center
Last week, the center once again had a set of wheels, thanks to a donation from the Chestnut Ridge Transportation, Inc., a nearly 50-year-old bus company based in Chestnut Ridge.
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Local Non Profits Sue West Nyack Concrete Company Over Violating Clean Water Act
Rockland County’s New City Neighborhood Association and the New Jersey-based Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc. have accused Rockland Transit Mix Inc. of violating the federal Clean Water Act in a complaint filed Aug. 17 in U.S. District Court, White Plains.
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