Town of Clarkstown

NEW CITY, NY — January 5, 2026 — The Town of Clarkstown has been awarded a significant state grant totaling $1,590,933 to support sidewalk construction and replacement within the Nanuet Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) zone, officials announced Monday. The funding, sourced through New York State’s Climate Smart Communities program administered by the Department of Environmental Conservation […]

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Rockland Government officials are responding to recent criticism of the county’s School Bus Safety Program, following a recent editorial by the Rockland County Business Journal (RC Biz Journal), which questioned the program’s technological reliability and its underlying motives. The editorial included a personal experience, describing spending hours preparing for the violation […]

New City, NY – The Clarkstown Democratic Committee will hold its second candidate forum of the year on Thursday, December 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Clarkstown Town Hall in New City. The forum, moderated by commentator Pete Dominick, will feature three Democratic candidates running in New York’s 17th Congressional District: John Cappello, Peter […]

CLARKSTOWN, NY — The holiday season will shine brightly in Clarkstown as the town prepares to kick off its annual Winter Wonderland celebration with a festive tree lighting and family-friendly activities on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Congers Community Center. A rain date is scheduled for Friday, December 12. The free event, running from […]

Rockland County — Local entrepreneurs will soon have access to expanded training and support through a new partnership between Rockland County and the Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC). The initiative aims to strengthen small businesses in Orangetown, Clarkstown, and Stony Point, with a separate program in development for Ramapo and Haverstraw. County officials say the […]

CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. — Clarkstown Ward 3 Councilman Donald Franchino – on today’s Rockland News livestream show, advocated for New York State to install guardrails or concrete safety barriers along Route 59 at the Four Corners intersection, citing growing safety concerns amid ongoing weekend protests and heavy pedestrian use. Specifically, he cited Patrick Carroll, NYS Assemblyman […]