BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – More than two years after Hurricane Irene and more than a year after Hurricane Sandy, homeowners affected by repeated flooding might finally have some protection against the frequent overflow of the Mahwah River. In June, Ramapo filed a letter of intent to the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program flood […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Pomona – Rockland County welcomed some of its newest citizens with a naturalization ceremony held at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona on December 6. The ceremony, which is held about six times each year, commemorates foreign-born Rockland residents’ decision to accept U.S. citizenship. A total of 152 new citizens […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column. Leaving no Hall vote unturned: one scribe’s opinion Unlike last year when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) failed to elect anyone into the Hall of Fame in upstate Cooperstown, this year’s balloting is almost certain to produce at least one or two new inductees and perhaps three and […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Sports was on the mind of the Orangetown Town Board Tuesday as the operators of two private athletic facilities pitched proposals to the Town Board; one to operate the financially beleaguered Broadacres Golf Course under a three-year contract and the other to construct an indoor-outdoor athletic training […]
BY THOMAS MCGUIRE The first snow of the season fell Tuesday, leaving picturesque scenes across the region including at St. John’s Chapel in the Wilderness in Stony Point, Harriman State Park. Traffic problems were avoided for the most part on Tuesday, but an icing on Sunday night did cause a few wrecks. While the snow […]