Department of Labor tells contractor to pay up on Orangetown project

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 22, 2008

ORANGEBURG – The state Department of Labor has ruled that some workers were not paid according to the law during the construction of new town ballfields in Orangeburg following an investigation last month.
“We found that there was underpayment of prevailing wages and supplements,” spokeswoman Jean [...]

In rare move, one Orangetown board sues another

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 20, 2008
The Orangetown Town Board has taken the unusual step of suing one of the town’s own land-use boards to challenge a decision to approve a proposed self-storage and warehouse complex in Pearl River.
The Town Board is suing the developer and the Zoning Board of Appeals [...]

Rockland synagogue touts new Torah

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 20, 2008
ORANGEBURG — Tovah Adesnik is overjoyed to be able to witness and participate in the writing of a new Torah at her synagogue. For Jews, the writing and dedication of the Torah is not only a spiritual and joyous event, but it also fulfills the [...]

In wake of gang fight, Nyack leaders ask how to help youth

By Hannan Adely and Hema Easley
The Journal News • April 27, 2008
NYACK – Chris Richards saw the crowd build in the Franklin Street park and ran with the others when he heard police sirens. As he tried to flee, he said, his friend was stabbed.
“I saw my friend bleeding. He had three holes, in the [...]

140 pack Nyack gang-violence forum

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 8, 2008
NYACK – Residents crowded a community meeting last night to talk about recent gang-related violence in the village and to ask for more services to help steer youths away from violence.
Nyack leaders organized the meeting in the wake of the fighting that occurred April 16 [...]

More parking tickets issued in Nyack after new meters installed

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • April 24, 2008
NYACK – The village issued 2,744 parking tickets in the four weeks following the installation of new parking meters, which many residents said created confusion and should have warranted a grace period.
Nyack’s parking enforcers wrote 399 more parking tickets in those four weeks than they [...]

‘Healing’ rally sponsors say event was a surprise to them

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 9, 2008
NYACK – A rally at Memorial Park nearly two weeks ago was meant to address gang-related violence in the village and focus on healing the community. The event, though, upset a lot of people and not because of the subject.
The Rev. Patricia Ackerman organized and [...]

St. Thomas Aquinas graduates celebrate

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 10, 2008
SPARKILL – Students hurried out of cars in the pouring rain, trying to keep their caps, gowns, dresses and suits dry.
Inside the gymnasium at St. Thomas Aquinas College they could still hear the patter of the rain on the rooftops as they waited for their [...]

Orangetown supervisor considers suing town’s own board

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • May 12, 2008
ORANGEBURG – Town Supervisor Thom Kleiner is taking steps to file a lawsuit against one of the town’s own boards to challenge a decision to approve the proposed Hillside Commercial Park.
The Town Board will vote on a measure tonight to sue the Zoning Board of [...]

64 years later, Ed Peterson gets his Purple Heart

By Hannan Adely • The Journal News • April 30, 2008
SPARKILL — Ed Peterson was in a passageway aboard the USS Santee talking to a fellow sailor when he heard the kamikaze plane heading for his ship and saw the gunfire spray onto the deck. He dived for cover, and though he wasn’t hit, the [...]