Nyack, August 26 — Nyack’s building inspector has issued a stop work order to Oak Hill Cemetery to halt further clear cutting of 19 trees that were supposed to be preserved. As specified in the Planning Board’s conditional site plan approval (see minutes), the trees were only to be removed with the approval of two Village Planning Board members. Ten of the the 19 trees remain.
Oakhill Cemetery has been clear cutting a portion of their property in order to expand their operations, and did not contact the Village as required in the approval. Continue reading →

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The Nyack Environmental Committee has distributed its Green Questionnaire, a survey on Nyack’s environmental concerns and desires for a Greener Nyack. Look for drop boxes throughout 13 locations along North and South Broadway and Main Street corridors.
San Francisco lawmakers say that just because you are wireless you shouldn’t be worry-less. There’s a new law in the city by the bay that requires cell phone sellers to show the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of electromagnetic radiation for each cell phone model. This act has reignited public concern about radiation from cell phones and the possible affects of their prolonged use.

by David Carlucci