Police in North Rockland are investigating whether spray-painted swastikas at a local playground could be a hate crime. News 12 reports the graffiti was found at the North Garnerville Elementary School playground. Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips said whoever did it would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Stony Point Planning Board Meeting Thursday Night on Eagle Bay Development Project
The town of Stony Point planning board is meeting Thursday night to discuss the Eagle Bay development project. Supervisor Jim Monaghan says the public hearing will go over the project’s site plan…
The Eagle Bay project consists of more than 250 condos on Stony Point’s waterfront. The meeting is being held online via Zoom Thursday nnight at 7pm. For more information and to access the Zoom meeting, click here.
Capacity to Increase at New York Zoos, Museums and Movie Theaters
Capacity at New York museums and zoos is being upped to 50 percent starting next Monday. Governor Andrew Cuomo said yesterday that movie theater crowds can be as high as 33 percent…
Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona remain capped at 20 percent, because the New York Boulders aren’t in the playoffs yet.
The state Comptroller’s Office has asked the Attorney General to investigate whether governor Cuomo used state resources for private gain when he wrote his “Leadership Lessons” book during the pandemic. Cuomo’s office has confirmed his top aides volunteered to help with the book.
COVID-19 by the numbers now, here in Rockland, we lost three more to COVID since Thursday, the total is 944. We’ve got 28 hospitalized confirmed with coronavirus, and 1,177 active cases. Our total case count is 45,739, that’s 212 more than Monday.
COVID Situation and Closed Canada Border Prompt Changes to Frontier League Baseball Schedule
Because of the COVID situation and uncertainty around reopening the U.S.-Canada border, the Ottawa Titans and Three Rivers Eagles of the Frontier League won’t have teams this season. Players from those clubs will be absorbed by the Quebec Capitals, and they’ll spend at least the first half of the season on the road. The rest of the Frontier League will have a full 96-game season, though instead of facing the Washington Wild Things for their home opener on May 27th, the New York Boulders will instead face the New Jersey Jackals at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona.
Stony Point Golf Course Sale Brings Optimism for Future Development
With the recent sale of the Stony Point golf course to a private developer, local officials are encouraged for the prospects of new business for North Rockland. Stony Point supervisor Jim Monaghan says with the town running things there, the golf course hasn’t been profitable in years…
Haverstraw has been trying to get someone to develop the 175 acres of Letchworth that they have nearby. Supervisor Howard Phillips says the town’s been trying to acquire some additional nearby land, but since Legoland pulled out, it’s been hard to attract interest…
Al Samuels is the head of the Rockland Business Association, and is encouraged by the prospect that with a successful development in Stony Point and a thriving golf course, others will find North Rockland desirable to bring enterprise as well…
Stony Point announced last week they had come to terms on a contract with a private developer to take over the town golf course and their portion of Letchworth Village.