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There’s More Great News When It Comes To Parkland In Rockland County.

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The Open Space Institute has acquired 132 acres in Sloatsburg as part of the Eagle Valley Assemblage conservation project, located in the corridor between Sterling Forest and Harriman State Parks. The project will enhance regional recreational opportunities and protect critical drinking water resources in an area facing heavy development pressure.
OSI intends to convey the land to the County, which is exploring opportunities for it, including creating a new county park with linkages between the Sloatsburg train station and other protected areas such as Harriman State Park, the Town of Ramapo’s Liberty Ridge Park, Eleanor Burlingham County Park, and Dater Mountain County Park.
OSI’s Eagle Valley Assemblage includes the 87-acre Eagle Valley property, which OSI purchased on March 14 for 1.6 million; and the 45-acre Cherso Realty property, which OSI purchased on May 17 for $1.275 million.
The newly protected properties, located within the Nakoma Brook drainage basin, play a critical role in safeguarding the Ramapo Valley Aquifer, which provides a third of Rockland County’s public water supply. The protection of these properties will safeguard downstream drinking water resources identified as priority acquisitions in the Rockland County Comprehensive Plan, Sloatsburg Comprehensive Plan, and the New York State Open Space Plan.
The Rockland County Legislature thanks the Open Space Institute for its amazing efforts!

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The Beauty Of Rockland County Captured

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Over a dozen young bald eagles pictured here together in Rockland County.
                                                                           Photo by Rockland Photographer Owey Cramsie Jr.

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Have A Healthy And Happy New Year Rockland County

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December 29, 2024

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In Spain for New Year’s Eve, it is a tradition to bring luck for the next year by eating 12 grapes for luck which symbolize the hours on the clock.

In Ireland no one wants bad spirits hanging around for the new year. The Irish scare away unwanted spirits and poor fortune by banging pots and pans at midnight. They also include honoring ancestors and lost loved ones, both by leaving doors unlocked for their spirits to enter and saving an empty place at your New Year’s Eve dinner.

In France the custom alludes to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty who emerged from the ocean on a beautiful oyster. The french celebrate with a feast of oysters and champagne.

In Scotland a tradition that dates back to the 8th century when the Vikings invaded Scotland, for good luck in the new year, Scots practice the tradition of “first-footing,” where the first person—preferably a dark-haired person for the best luck—to enter a home in the New Year brings a small
gift for good fortune. They also burn large bonfires to reflect the Vikings’ winter solstice celebrations.
In Italy in the city of Bologna the New Year’s tradition is to burn down the old year—or in this case, the effigy of an old man—to burn last year’s bad luck and make way for good.
In Mexico the New Year’s tradition is celebrators wear different colored underwear for different wishes for the new year—red for love, yellow for happiness, green for wealth, and white for peace.
In South Africa, New Year’s Eve is a time for letting go of past baggage—literally. Many South Africans celebrate the new year by tossing unwanted furniture out their windows, preferably away from bystanders.

Regardless of your traditions have a safe New Year. Please don’t drink and drive.

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