The town of Goshen has shut down the Legoland construction site, due to drainage and water runoff issues that have been polluting local waterways. The Times Herald-Record reports construction crews at the site by exit 125 off Route 17 have been struggling with heavy rains pounding the area. Legoland has voluntarily stopped construction at times during periods of heavy rain. The site will reportedly remain closed until the issues are fixed.
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NYS Legislature Passes the “Climate Leadership and Community Protection”
The New York State Legislature Wednesday night passed the “Climate Leadership and Community Protection” act, which calls for an aggressive push towards clean energy usage, including solar and offshore wind power. Stony Point and Orange County Assemblyman Colin Schmitt voted against the measure, and says though he is for protecting the environment and combating climate change, the new bill creates a decision-making authority called a “climate council” that he says won’t be accountable to the public…
Rockland State Senator David Carlucci voted for it, and calls climate change the most important issue of our time…
And just like a bunch of other bills recently passed by the legislature in the waning hours of this year’s session, it still needs the governor’s signature to become law.
Position of President Eliminated at Albertus Magnus H. S.
The president’s position at Albertus Magnus High School has been eliminated. The Journal News reported Robert Gomprecht, has been at the school for three years. It’s not clear if other positions at the Bardonia school will be impacted.
St. Peter’s and St. Mary’s Church in Haverstraw to Hold Parishioners’ Procession Sunday
St. Peter’s and St. Mary’s Church in Haverstraw will be holding a parishioners’ procession through the streets of Haverstraw this weekend. Supervisor Howard Phillips says the event will be in Spanish and is a very moving ceremony…
The procession is this Sunday afternoon.
Paper Shredding Event at Palisades Center to Benefit Cancer Research Saturday
Proshred Security of Elmsford is teaming up with Palisades Center to “Shred Cancer” tomorrow in West Nyack. Bring your boxes of papers to be shredded by Proshred’s on-site shredding trucks and a $5 donation will go to the American Institute for Cancer Research. That’s tomorrow from 11 to 2 in the mall parking lot near the Cheesecake Factory.