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by Jeff Lewis
As the weather starts to warm up, the town of Haverstraw is making improvements to some of the facilities at Bowline Point Park. Supervisor Howard Phillips says work on the pickleball and tennis courts at Bowline had to stop late last season…
Bowline Point Park is located about 8/10 of a mile down Bowline Plant Road, off Samsondale Avenue, along the Hudson River.
by Jeff Lewis
High atop the Tappan Zee Bridge there is a nest of falcons. They’ve been there for decades, starting with the former Tappan Zee Bridge. Three peregrine falcon chicks were born on Monday. New York State Thruway Authority spokesman Khurram Saeed says they love their home at the top of one of the bridge’s 419-foot towers, the one on the southbound side closest to Westchester. Saeed says kids love the birds as well, and now Rockland and Westchester children in grades 3-6 can enter a contest to name the little falcon chicks…
Sophia Salas of Veolia says Monday’s arrival of the baby birds could not have been timed better…
The contest runs through May 10th. Previous winning names have been Jimmy Falcon, Cardi Beak, Luke Flywalker and Talon Zee. The public can vote for their favorite names starting Wednesday, May 15th. The voting will run until May 22nd. Click here for a web cam that lets you see the falcons 24/7, and that’s the same site where you can vote for the names next month. The Thruway Authority and Veolia will announce the winners by Memorial Day weekend.
by Jeff Lewis
A former Spring Valley building official has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Rockland District Attorney’s Office of wrongful prosecution and violating his rights. That’s according to The Journal News. Wayne Ballard was acquitted of all criminal charges and is seeking an undisclosed amount of money, claiming false arrest, malicious prosecution, prosecutorial misconduct, and civil rights violations. Rockland County Attorney Thomas Humbach declined to comment, as did D-A Tom Walsh. Ballard had been accused of knowingly filing a false report with the state for 2019 outlining inspections, permits, and other Building Department information.
by Jeff Lewis
For decades, Restaurant X and Bully Boys was one of the most popular restaurants in Clarkstown. That officially came to an end, as former owner Peter Kelly shut it down a few weeks ago and put the Congers property on Route 303 up for sale. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says another restaurant may not be in the location’s future…
Hoehmann says housing could end up there, though the area is in a commercial zone, it could host senior housing.
by Jeff Lewis
Rockland County’s annual road resurfacing program gets underway today, starting in Stony Point. The Rockland County Highway Department says Route 210 from Cedar Flat Road to West Main Street is being done first with milling scheduled to begin today and paving slated to start on Saturday. Orangeburg Road and Middletown Road in Orangetown will be up next, followed by projects on Middletown, Germonds and Strawtown Roads in Clarkstown, and Montebello and Hemion Roads in Ramapo. For more information, click here, or call the Rockland Highway Department at 845-638-5060.