The Nanuet Hebrew Center is hosting the 15th Mid Rockland Arts Festival on Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24, 2013. The Festival is located at 411 South Little Tor Road in New City, NY. The Festival will kickoff Saturday evening with a gala “sponsors sale” and cocktail reception. Those attending Saturday’s reception will have […]
Localities wrestle with state tax cap as inflation drops Column by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Most municipalities are finalizing their budgets for 2014 and may find themselves working with lower local revenues. For two years now, municipalities and school districts in New York have operated under a property tax cap, which limits […]
On October 23, firefighter responded to an emergency at 95 Highview Road in the Town of Ramapo. It wasn’t the first time emergency services had noticed the building. “It’s ironic that the building at 95 Highview Road is part of the 95-97 Highview Road complex, which the Rockland County Illegal Housing Task Force has already […]
BY RAQUEL OKYAY Distinguished retired police officer who is running for Stony Point town council 2013, Jim Monaghan, said he is ready and able to bring a new and productive perspective into town politics. “I am not a politician; I am a hard-working, honest, family-man who wants to work tirelessly for the residents of Stony […]
SUFFERN – The Rockland Development Council (RDC), the professional trade association of 55 Rockland County nonprofits, will hold its 14th Annual Philanthropy Day & Awards Breakfast on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern. Registration and breakfast opens at 8:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 9 a.m. The breakfast keynote speaker […]
Nearly 3,000 voters take part in controversial balloting Caption for attached photo: A school bond supporter takes a photo of the vote tallies at the Nyack school board meeting room just after results were announced for the voting on the $26.4 million bond issue – which was approved by voters. By Bill Demarest NYACK – […]