Task force warns community about prescription drug abuse “epidemic” BY SARA GILBERT On Thursday, May 10, The District Attorney’s Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, along with several other organizations, held a symposium at Rockland Community College to address what some are calling “an epidemic.” About 20 or 25 years ago, cocaine and crack were the […]
Just two weeks after soldiers from the Ron Paul Army the world over demanded his resignation, some foes much closer to home decided to launch an assault on the leadership of longtime Rockland GOP Chairman Vincent Reda. At a Ramapo Republican committee meeting former Congressional and Ramapo Town Supervisor candidate (and sometimes Rockland County Times […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ERIN MAHER This past sunny Saturday, May 12, was the perfect weather for a parade. The annual African American Parade and Festival was held in Nyack, Rockland County. The parade, organized by the local Nyack chapter of the NAACP, promptly began at 2 p.m. at the at the old Nyack High […]
Palisades residents express strong support BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR, ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Facing a roomful of strident supporters, the Orangetown Town Board Tuesday granted a conditional OK to proceed with the design phase of constructing a new 1,020-foot sidewalk in “downtown” Palisades. Residents came out in force for a public discussion on the project, […]
The county’s unannounced project to revamp their shoddy website has concluded. No longer is the impossible-to-remember address “http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/” used for the site. Now the far simpler and more user-friendly http://rocklandgov.com is the place to go. The new site features “popular searches” on the front page as well as a news ticker. Departments of the government […]
Airmont Fills Mayor’s Position For Now The village board decided to appoint a former Airmont trustee, Veronica D. Boesch, to fill the position of Mayor, which was left vacant when Mayor Dennis Kay died sudden last month. Kay, 65, was in good health, according to his family. And it came as a great shock to […]