On Saturday, April 25th, the Town of Orangetown is hosting its first Recycling Fair. The purpose of the day is to increase awareness of the three "R's" Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Location: Orangetown Highway Department, 119 Route 303, Orangeburg 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine Rockland … [Read more...]
Riverspace: The Time Is Now (to tell the story differently)
Riverspace Board members John Forster and Katrina Hertzberg write in the 4/23 Journal News that the time is now to chart Riverspace's future. They eloquently restate the case that arts centers can't support themselves on ticket sales alone and that performance venues like Riverspace add more to … [Read more...]
RoCA Skateboard Deck Art Auction
The Rockland Center for the Arts has once again commissioned area artists to practice their craft on skateboard decks. The decks are now on display at RoCA, which is located at 27 South Greenbush Road in West Nyack. People can bid on these skateboard decks online to help support RoCA’s mission … [Read more...]
Forum on Property Tax Reform / Tax Fairness
The Rockland County Chapter of the Working Families Party will host a Forum on the Fair Share property & school tax “circuit breaker” plan to reduce property taxes on middle & working class households on April 23 at 7:30 PM at the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Upper Nyack. The … [Read more...]
Discover Your Inner Docent
If you like people as much as you love Mother Nature, Rockland County would like you to step outside...and volunteer to be a Rockland County Trail Guide Docent. A docent is a knowledgeable trail guide trained to lead park walks. The county is looking for outdoor enthusiasts to lead guided walks … [Read more...]
Orangetown: Recycle Your (Recycling) Bins
The Orangetown Recycling Fair on 4/25 features an electronics swap, community shredding of old documents, and a chance to give old eyeglasses another life. Free reusable grocery bags will be given to the first 100 households, too. Need new recycling bins? Bring in your broken recycling bins and … [Read more...]
The Free Ride (and Park) Ends Today
It's another sure sign of Spring. Or of the economic times. Or both! Beginning today, the guard house at Hook Mountain's Nyack Beach State Park will be open for business. Which means you'll have to pony up $6 to park there during the season. When there's an attendent on duty, weekends from 8a - … [Read more...]
New TZB: Hear An Update on Tuesday
Environmental consultants and NYDOT officials will update their progress on plans to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge on Tuesday, April 21. Details on the environmental study underway and potential financing options will be discussed by Jim Coyle and Frank Grande from Earth Tech and the NYDOT's … [Read more...]
Kavesh Joins Four Others in Mayor’s Race
Nyack Village Trustee Richard Kavesh is running for mayor joining a field of four other candidates. The 27 year resident of the village promises "to renew Nyack’s commitment to having the most open, responsive, fiscally responsible, and environmentally sensitive local government in Rockland … [Read more...]
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