The company believed to be at the center of odor issues in the town of Orangetown will be appearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals tonight. The hearing will focus on Aluf Plastics’ performance standards. Tests recently showed odors coming from the plastic bag manufacturer’s plant on Glenshaw Street in Orangeburg rose to nuisance levels. The ZBA meeting is tonight at 8pm at the Greenbush Auditorium on South Greenbush Road.
RBA CEO: Businesses Should Become Part of the Community
The exodus of New Yorkers to other states is hurting area not-for-profits. That’s according to Al Samuels, CEO of the Rockland Business Association, who says businesses are not becoming part of the community as they once used to…
The head of one of those not-for-profits, Gordon Wren of CUPON Rockland, will be speaking at the RBA next general membership luncheon tomorrow at the Nyack Seaport. Wren will be talking about how to combat the threat to “sustainable community.”
Rockland Congresswoman Looks to Fix Gun Violence Issues
Law enforcement shot and killed a heavily-armed gunman who started shooting yesterday outside a Federal courthouse in Dallas. No one other than the gunman himself was killed in the incident. Rockland Congresswoman Nita Lowey told “The Morning Show” last week she thinks the government can do more to prevent the nearly 40,000 lives lost each year to gun violence in the United States…
Lowey says 50 million dollars will be used to study the gun violence issue. 22-year-old Brian Isaack Clyde of Fort Worth was a private first class and served as an infantryman from August 2015 to February 2017. There’s no word yet on his motive.
Man Struck by Train, Killed on Pascack Valley Line During Morning Commute Monday
An unidentified man was killed in Park Ridge, New Jersey, after he was struck by a train at the height of the morning commute yesterday. Service on the Pascack Valley line was suspended after the man was struck around 7:25. The 1612 train bound for Secaucus had left Spring Valley around 15 minutes earlier with about 180 customers and crew on board. New Jersey Transit police are investigating the incident.
Clarkstown Town Hall to Host Satellite Veterans Center
The old receiver of taxes office in Clarkstown Town hall has been converted into a new Veterans Center Satellite. Vet Centers provide community-based counseling for a wide range of free social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling, outreach and referral to care. Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann says you don’t have be a town resident to use their services…
The center is currently open two days a week. Clients are seen by appointment only. Veterans who are interested should call the White Plains Vet Center at 914-682-6250 for appointments or for more information.