The Online Journal of Uncommon Common Sense in an Age of Nonsense
Governor Kathy Hochul has approved the restriction of banning phones in school classrooms. This is a much needed requirement to be enforced. As Americans of all ages have become addicted to the phone, it has become an integral part of life. There are good and bad aspects of this technology, as is the case with all technology,…
The legal wrangling over the ability for the Van Houten family to continue operating their cider mill/music venue on the family farm is in limbo as the town board did not discuss the matter further after the February 23 meeting. More when the matter is put before the town board.
The Town Board has decided to hold a public meeting on February 20, 2024 at town hall at 7pm. It is hoped there will be a vote held for the issuance of a special permit to operate under New York State Agro-Tourism laws as part of the monthly Town Board meeting.
January 1, 2024 Michael Mandel of Pearl River was elected to a second term at the January 23, Town Board Meeting. Michael is well known and is a civically conscientious individual. He is a Veteran, Father and Grandfather who has been concerned about and has been active in the public interest concerning how local government…
On January 23, 2024, there will be discussion of an ongoing problem between neighbors in Nauraushaun, a section of Pearl River. This conflict has been between the VanHouten Family and their neighbors who live contiguously in the hollow along Blauvelt Road. The VanHouten farm was purchased in 1813 by Rulef VanHouten and the remaining acreage…
