BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The County Legislature recently re-awarded a much-contested $70 million bus contract to Brega Transportation Corp., but questions remain from critics as to whether the company can handle a contract of this size. In an interview with the Rockland County Times, an anonymous source close to the situation claimed the […]
It’s fishing season and Shu Fly, a tackle and fly shop, which opened in October 2006 and relocated two years ago, currently resides at 161 Main Street Nanuet, NY. For all your fishing needs, they are a fully stocked bait and tackle store that sells supplies for fresh and salt water, specializing in fly fishing. […]
Socks for Soldiers is coming to Rockland County. The program supplements the efforts of the Yarmouth Rotary in MA which forwards care packages directly to troops stationed on the front lines of Afghanistan. One of the most precious items requested for troops is socks, as described by the Yarmouth coordinator who states that muddy season […]
BY ROBERT GOLDBERG Advances in cancer treatment are saving lives and cutting health-care costs. But because many health-insurance plans haven’t caught up with the times, nearly half of all cancer patients are forced to choose between the treatment that could save their lives — or one that’s paid for. John Rykert had been battling advanced […]
Michael E. LaFrancois, 23, of 36 Peck St. in West Haverstraw has been charged by the Stony Point Police Department with DWI, unlawfully fleeing police, reckless driving and several other traffic violations for an alleged night of bad decisions on May 28. On May 28 SPD arrested the above LaFrancois after attempting to stop him […]
Council of Industry touts region’s commercial curb appeal BY KATHY KAHN Special to the Rockland Times The sluggish economy may get a healthy boost form Council of Industry, which has nearly 200 manufacturing members in the seven-county mid-Hudson region. Rather than publish its yearly directory of participating businesses, president/CEO Harold King has kicked it up […]