BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown residents came out in droves Tuesday evening to express their fears and frustrations about highway safety, particularly in Pearl River and Sparkill where recent accidents and even deaths have occurred on unprotected town, county and state roadways. Town officials, from Council members to department heads, appeared mostly […]
The AHA TriCounty Heart Walk event is set for Sunday, May 4th at Lake Welch Beach at Harriman State Park. The Heart Walk is the AHA’s biggest annual event, raising more than $340,000 for AHA programs and research at last year’s event. This year, the AHA supported over 127 research studies in New York State […]
Christine Theodore, a Spring Valley village judge, announced recently that she is seeking the position of Ramapo Town Justice. Theodore has been a village judge for seven years. She said her campaign will put an emphasis on her experience and qualifications. Theodore said she is “innovative and fair” as justice.
From Gasbuddy.com Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.83/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.62/g, according to […]
FROM NYS COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli this week announced the introduction of a legislative proposal aimed at helping local governments across New York improve their long-term budget planning. The bill would provide reimbursement from the state to municipalities for costs incurred for hiring financial advisors to assist in the development of multi-year […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA PIERMONT – Seventy-odd years after thousands of American soldiers boarded ships bound for WWII-ravaged Europe at Piermont, five were joined at the Piermont Pier by Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan on April 22 to honor their service to the United States. Prior to an “Honor […]