A Pomona family is recovering after a fire ripped through their home Saturday night. News 12 says a 1-year-old suffered third-degree burns but is expected to make a full recovery. Her mom reportedly suffered burns to her arms, stomach and face. She was last listed in stable condition at Westchester Medical Center. A GoFundMe page has raised nearly $5,000 thus far for the family.
Stony Point Supervisor Makes Letchworth Number One Priority for 2022
2022 brings a whole of challenges for area political leaders. For Stony Point supervisor Jim Monaghan, his number one goal is getting someone to take over the Letchworth Village property, what he calls a “missed opportunity” when voters turned down a proposal in November…
Monaghan and the town had an agreement that would preserve the golf course and bring a hotel to the property and clean up the existing buildings, but voters rejected the deal on Election Day.
Airmont Expected to Vote on Marijuana Sales Tonight
The village of Airmont is expected tonight to decide whether to opt in or opt out of recreational marijuana sales. Earlier this month, Airmont attorney Scott Ugell suggested at a village board meeting that the better path would be to opt out, so they could have the power to regulate it in the future…
The public hearing and vote are being held tonight at 7pm. We have the Zoom meeting information in this news article on our website. Last week, town of Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips told “The Morning Show” that the board may decide to do nothing before year’s-end, thereby opting “in” to the state’s marijuana program by default. If that happens, they would be the only Rockland town to opt in.
Airmont ZOOM – https://zoom.us/j/91064358849
MEETING ID – 910 6435 8849
PHONE # – +1-929-205-6099; 91064358849#
Town of Haverstraw Leans Toward Opting “In” to Pot Sales by Default, May Not Take Vote
The town of Haverstraw is leaning toward opting “in” to the state’s marijuana sales program, but it may not happen with a vote of the town board. Supervisor Howard Phillips told “The Morning Show” yesterday the board may end up making no decision at all, and if that happens, they’d opt-in by default…
Callers to “The Morning Show” weren’t fans of Haverstraw’s strategy…
Rockland’s other four towns have already opted out, citing the state’s still incomplete rules and regulations. The village of Airmont has scheduled a public hearing and vote for this Monday at 7pm. According to the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government public policy think tank, among the villages, West Haverstraw, Pomona, Sloatsburg and Suffern have opted out. Piermont, Chestnut Ridge, have opted in on cannabis dispensaries while opting out on cannabis lounges, and Wesley Hills has opted in on both.
Orangetown Approves Absorption of South Nyack Police Department
The town of Orangetown yesterday approved a deal with the village of South Nyack to bring three officers from the Village police department, including chief Dan Wilson, into Orangetown’s department and purchase some of their vehicles and equipment. At a special meeting yesterday afternoon, Town Attorney Robert Magrino said there was a slight wrinkle that initially delayed the deal…
South Nyack’s last day as a village will be March 31st, but the police department is disbanding as of midnight on January 1st. South Nyack residents voted to dissolve the village last December.