A truck was hit by a CSX train at the Pineview Road crossing in West Nyack near Western Highway on Friday afternoon, knocking down power lines in the area. Clarkstown Police said no injuries were reported, but about 100 customers were without electricity. It was restored by O&R within a few hours.
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Ramapo Schedules Public Hearing for 2020 Budget
The town of Ramapo has set Wednesday, November 6th, for its public hearing on next year’s proposed budget. Supervisor Michael Specht says they’ll make some adjustments, if necessary, during budget workshops between now and then…
Ramapo’s tentative budget comes in at $123 million, about 2.5% lower than last year. The budget would raise $85 million in town property taxes, around $6 million below the state-mandated cap of 2%.
Repair Café Coming to Suffern this Weekend
The Rockland Solid Waste Authority is holding another repair café, and it’s coming up this weekend. Chairman Howard Phillips says they can fix just about anything…
The repair café is being held Sunday from 10-2 at the Suffern Village Community Center on Washington Avenue. There is a two-item limit per person. For more information, call 845-364-2932.
Rockland Congresswoman Nita Lowey Announces she Won’t Run for Re-election in 2020
That was Rockland Congresswoman Nita Lowey, speaking last month on the floor of the House of Representatives on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks. She announced yesterday that after 32 years in Congress she will not be running again next year. Clarkstown legislator Harriet Cornell says though she’s retiring, she won’t stop working…
As a member of, and eventually the head of, the House Appropriations Committee, Lowey says she was most proud of her work to clean up and protect Long Island Sound and the Hudson River, and increase access to Head Start, after-school programs, and community health centers for thousands of area children and families. She also authored legislation regarding DWI laws and food allergy labeling.
“Rockland’s Future” Summit Vetoed by the County Executive
Rockland’s county executive has vetoed the proposed “Rockland’s Future” summit passed by the legislature along party lines last month, with Democrats voting for it. In his veto statement, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said Rockland’s Human Rights Commission should be left to handle those types of activities. The summit would have included meetings that bring community leaders and residents together to focus on controversial issues, such as over-development, anti-Semitism and other expressions of hate, poverty, and cultural diversity.