Airmont News

Airmont Road paving to close road AIRMONT: Lanes on North Airmont Road, between Route 59 and the state Thruway, will be closed Saturday for repaving.

Carmel. On October 28, 2009. Native of Charleville, Co. Cork, Ireland . Beloved sister of Breda Dunlea of Dublin , and predeceased by her late sisters Helen O'Keefe , Noreen Browne & Margaret Sheehan .

Karl Schenkel says driving Main Street in West Haverstraw has been "absolutely horrendous" for the past three weeks.

Ramapo's a town divided, but it doesn't have to be. Many in the town believe one sector, the ultra-Orthodox communities concentrated in New Square, Kaser and Monsey, are allowed more leeway on zoning issues and receive more attention than other venues.

Monday to Wednesday: Work will begin at 8 p.m. resulting in the closing of two left southbound lanes, with two more left southbound lanes closing at 11 p.m., until 6 a.m., from milepost 13.8 to the west abutment.

A cat is being blamed for a fire that forced dozens of senior citizens out of their suburban New York apartments.

A mattress fire reportedly started when a cat knocked over candles inside an Airmont Gardens apartment, sending many seniors citizens out into the chilly air this morning.

During the Tuesday night meeting of our county Legislature, many Rockland citizens used the open comment period to express their deep concerns regarding the proposed building of a chicken processing plant on property within the Village of New Square.

PEARL RIVER - Pearl River 13-year-old Annie Loftus' favorite songs to sing are a medley of Abba's tunes.

Soutbound traffic was slowed for a time on the New York State Thruway in Rockland with at least one lane closed briefly following a crash near Exit 14B, accoding to the Thruway Authority.

RAMAPO - As Election Day approaches, Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence is battling former Legislator Bruce M. Levine in a campaign that has featured sharp language and disagreements on development, land purchases and other polices.

AIRMONT - State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo came to the Lower Hudson Valley today to generate support for a proposed law he said would better protect the state's pension program and the taxpayers who must fund it.

NEW CITY A Pomona woman Wednesday pled guilty in Rockland County Court in New City to a charge of reckless endangerment in the first degree.

A woman accused of trying to blast her boyfriend with a rifle outside their Airmont residence last year has admitted the shooting.

Traffic was back to normal on the northbound Thruway between Exits 12 in West Nyack and 14B in Airmont at 10:45 this morning, following repairs that lasted longer than expected and created a nightmare for morning rush hour commuters.

A group of Ramapo officials met with the team behind the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project on Monday night to discuss adding a Thruway exit in Ramapo when a new bridge is constructed.

RAMAPO: Eight people were charged with drunken driving during the Ramapo Police Department's more than two-week participation in the New York STOP-DWI crackdown Aug.

The village's building inspector is going to lose his job because his position is being eliminated.

RAMAPO - Two spots on the Town Board are up for grabs, and the incumbents will each face a Democratic primary challenger on Tuesday.

AIRMONT - Hundreds of spectators lined Route 59 yesterday to cheer their local volunteer firefighters.