O&R and the I.B.E.W. Local 503 were honored today by the United Way of Rockland County for running this year’s largest corporate United Way campaign. The award was made at the not-for-profit’s 14th Annual Top Donors and Volunteer Recognition Awards Breakfast. O&R President and CEO Tim Cawley accepted the award on behalf of the company, […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Mary can fly. Mary can do anything. And she does, in the person of the beautiful Lauren Blackman, in this production of the turn of the 20th Century epic that has enchanted many, many people over the years. “Mary Poppins” will enchant once more during a run at Westchester Broadway Theatre […]
Sunday, May 25 The Rockland County Veterans’ Coordinating Council invites everyone to join the Veterans of Rockland County to commemorate Memorial Day 2014 program beginning at 12 noon, Sunday, May 25 at the Frederick Loecher Veterans’ Cemetery, 220 Brick Church Road, New Hempstead, NY. At 1 p.m. there will be an abbreviated service at Gary […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The recent proposal by a Chinese investment group to develop a “China City of America” on 2,000 acres in nearby Sullivan County has stirred controversy among the locals and sent shock waves into Rockland about the extent to which unchecked foreign investment will alter the demographic, economic and political landscape in New […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown will host a public hearing tonight (Thursday, May 22) on a request by United Water – Suez to increase its water rates for Rockland County customers. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in the courtroom of the Town Hall at 26 Orangeburg […]
HUMOR BY ELLA STEINBECK With spring here and warm weather on the way, girls of all ages have started peeling off their layers. I started thinking about dressing “sexy” versus dressing “too sexy.” How young is too young. She’s dark, she’s dangerous, she’s RCT humor columnist Ella Steinbeck I believe that grown women should be […]