Part Three: 2007—2014 BY CHERYL SLAVIN The death knell sounded for the Lovett Power Plant in 2006. Judge Thomas Dickerson, in deciding the fair market value for the plant, found that Lovett was both functionally and economically obsolete. “It would cost more to reconstruct (Lovett) than it would to build an equivalent and more efficient modern […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA As Congressional elections in November draw closer, House Candidate Chris Day is reporting steady progress in his campaign against incumbent Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey in New York’s 17th Congressional District, as he continues to drum up local support from Rockland and Westchester residents. Day explained to the Rockland County Times he had […]
Katherine Newhoff of East Islip on Long Island captured the high school girls 5,000-meter title at the third annual Nyack Racewalks, held April 6 at the NyackHigh School track. The meet was organized and sponsored by Rockland track officials Debbie and Shawn Frederick of Nyack, with the support of USA Track & Field, Park Racewalkers […]
The Town of Ramapo announced Tuesday that the New York State Public Service Commission has scheduled two public hearings on United Water New York Inc.’s pending request to increase the company’s base rates by 28.9 percent, to provide it with additional revenues of about $213 million dollars beginning June 1, 2014 ending May 31, 2015. […]
At last week’s Pinnacle Awards the Rockland Business Association (RBA) honored Brega Transport Corporation with an “Excellence in Transporation” award. Not everyone was in agreement with the RBA’s assessment, though. Brega is currently embroiled in strife with its workers over the status of their contract and health benefits. Before the Pinnacle Awards commenced, union advocates […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA PEEKSKILL – Rabbi Hirschel Jaffe has reason to be thankful this passover season, as the “Running Rabbi” known for his participation in charity marathons and advocacy for cancer patients has once again overcome his biggest foe. Jaffe, who grew up and received his bar mitzvah in Spring Valley, was recently named a […]