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GPS May Be Culprit At Congers Crossing, But Better Lighting, Signage Needed GPS May Be Culprit At Congers Crossing, But Better Lighting, Signage Needed
GPS May Be Culprit At Congers Crossing, But Better Lighting, Signage Needed CONGERS, N.Y. -- Larry Adler, owner of Station Kitchen & Bar in Congers, was in the kitchen last Thursday night when he heard a thunderous boom.  What he saw outside his restaurant, which is situated alongside the Lake Road train tracks, shocked him.  A car, sideswiped by an oncoming train, was sitting in the ditch. The train was halted across Lake Road. An elderly woman, who had been planning on joining friends at Adler's restaurant, had been pulled to safety. She was sitting in a police cruiser, shaken but unscathed. "I'm in the hospitality business," said Adler, who opened…
Contract Pending To Sell Most Of Marydell Property To Land Trust Contract Pending To Sell Most Of Marydell Property To Land Trust
Contract Pending To Sell Most Of Marydell Property To Land Trust UPPER NYACK, N.Y. -- Forgive a visitor for having the urge to spin around and sing "the hills are alive with the sound of music" while visiting Marydell, the 38-acre preserve that squats in the shadow of Hook Mountain. The 360-degree vista of the cliffs and the river is sublime, especially when the autumn leaves are still an artist's pallet of fiery colors. It's at moments like this when one can understand why the Sisters of our Lady of Christian Doctrine, which owns this paradise, is trying so hard to make sure it preserved forever. Area residents who've heard rumors that the sist…
Shoppers Look For Bargains As Pathmark In Nanuet Closes Its Doors Shoppers Look For Bargains As Pathmark In Nanuet Closes Its Doors
Shoppers Look For Bargains As Pathmark In Nanuet Closes Its Doors This story has been updated. NANUET, N.Y. -- Shoppers were busy scooping up bargains at the Nanuet Pathmark on Route 59, which closed its doors Thursday after serving the community for more than three decades. "I was able to get a lot of kosher things," said Helene Kornstein of New City, holding up a long Pathmark receipt totaling more than $150 on a day in which customers must pay with credit cards and not cash. She was packing her trunk with many items at midday including jars of gefilte fish, which cost $1.60 apiece, down from $7.95.  Kornstein planned to take the food to a fo…
Clarkstown Designates Cropsey Barn As Historic Clarkstown Designates Cropsey Barn As Historic
Clarkstown Designates Cropsey Barn As Historic CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Town of Clarkstown voted unanimously Tuesday night to designate both the Cropsey Barn and the Dutch sandstone house that Jim and Pat Cropsey live in, as historic structures under the Town Code.  This affords both structures greater protection from demolition because anyone who wants to take the structures down would need town permission. Both the house and the Dutch barn, located on South Little Tor Road in New City, date back to the late 1700s. In 2006, the Cropseys, longtime farmers, sold the barn and 24 acres of land to Rockland County (61 percent) and Town the C…
Susan Deeks Joins Clarkstown Daily Voice As Community Advisor Susan Deeks Joins Clarkstown Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Susan Deeks Joins Clarkstown Daily Voice As Community Advisor CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Susan Deeks, executive director of the Historical Society of Rockland County, is one of Daily Voice's community advisors for its Clarkstown site. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Deeks has been executive director since September 2013. She came to the HSRC with more than two decades of experience developing compelling programming for historic sites and museums, including the Hermitage Museum in Bergen County, NJ, and Ringwood State Park/Long Pond Ironworks State Park in Passaic County, NJ.  Ms. Deeks holds a master’s degree in h…
Clarkstown South Students Go Overseas, Under Sea Through Google Cardboard Clarkstown South Students Go Overseas, Under Sea Through Google Cardboard
Clarkstown South Students Go Overseas, Under Sea Through Google Cardboard WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- They looked a bit like zombies, walking in circles, their eyes peering into a cardboard casing. But the students of Dani Kennis's ninth-grade World History class at Clarkstown South High School were anything but zombies. They were traveling in Rome and they were excited. "Where are we?" Kennis called out. A student said Rome. "Where is Rome?" Another said Europe. "But where in Europe? What country?" Italy, someone shouted. "That's exactly right," said Kennis, before clicking her tablet, which took the students to the Coliseum.…
Rockland State Sen. Carlucci Fights Mental Health Stigma With Proposed Bill Rockland State Sen. Carlucci Fights Mental Health Stigma With Proposed Bill
Rockland State Sen. Carlucci Fights Mental Health Stigma With Proposed Bill Sen. David Carlucci (D), along with mental health advocates, are urging residents to sign a petition to persuade Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill into law that would raise money for awareness campaigns aimed at de-stigmatizing mental health. The bill (S.632A), sponsored by Carlucci, would create the "Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund, which would allow New Yorkers to support mental health educational programs by donating while they're doing their taxes. A tax check-off box would appear on New York State income forms; donations would be gifts, not tax deductions. "Over $50 million ha…
Clare Sheridan Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor Clare Sheridan Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Clare Sheridan Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Clare Sheridan, former president of The Historical Society of Rockland County, is one of Daily Voice's community advisors for its Orangetown site. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Sheridan has been a resident of Tappan since 2004 after relocating with her husband and two daughters from Manhattan.  She is an active volunteer at The Historical Society of Rockland County, serving as interim executive director in 2010, and then president from 2011-13. Currently, she produces and moderates the society’s monthly radio broadcast, “Cro…
Nancy Swaab Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor Nancy Swaab Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Nancy Swaab Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Nan Swaab, a civic leader in Piermont, is one of the Daily Voice's community advisors for its Orangetown site. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Swaab is a resident of Piermont Landing, a wonderful waterfront community along the Hudson River. She was born in Hoboken, N.J., and began her real estate career at the Galaxy Condominiums in 1978. Nan holds an Associate Broker's license in New York, as well as in New Jersey. She moved from Alpine, N.J., where she worked very closely in the marketing and sale of several celebrity homes. …
Justin Devendorf Joins Clarkstown Daily Voice As Community Advisor Justin Devendorf Joins Clarkstown Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Justin Devendorf Joins Clarkstown Daily Voice As Community Advisor CLARKSTOWN -- Justin Devendorf, an upstate New York native now living in Congers, works for State Sen. David Carlucci and serves as his Communications Director, is one of Daily Voice's community advisors for its Clarkstown site. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events.  Justin went to Siena College and lived in Albany before moving to Rockland County in October 2014. In his spare time, Justin enjoys hiking, long early morning runs around Rockland Lake State Park, history, dogs and is an avid lover of Netflix. 
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