Mohammed is the consummate customer service-minded businessman. A steady presence at the Central Highway 7-11 in Garnerville for many years, who better to buy the Rockland County Times from than Mr. Mohammed? Mohammed’s family owns several 7-11s in Rockland County, including ones in Suffern and Spring Valley. Recently a corporate-owned 7-11 moved just down the […]
Meet Rockland County’s newest Eagle Scouts! Congratulations to Clarkstown resident Christopher Cortese of Boy Scouts of America Troop #29 and North Rockland resident Bailey Fiscus of Boy Scouts of America Troop #10 on achieving BSA’s highest rank, a distinction earned by only 4 percent of all Boy Scouts nationwide. Rockland County Executive Ed Day presented […]
East Ramapo approves emergency repairs to Pomona Middle School The East Ramapo School Board voted on Tuesday night to approve emergency repairs to the roof of Pomona Middle School’s auditorium, which was discovered to be in an advanced state of deterioration and at risk of collapse. Repairs began shortly after August 7, when the roof […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Blauvelt Sons of Italy’s fifth Annual Italian Feast and Carnival set for September 11 through 14 at Masonic Park in Tappan. Mighty Spectrum Band, Tre Bella, Lauren Mascitti, Jenna Esposito, Steve Maglio, Al Sapiennza, Louis Vanaria and the Tony T Orchestra featured. Contact blauveltsonsofitaly.org. – Youth Helping Youth, Sunday, August […]
Registrations and donations are now being accepted for Support Connection’s 20th Anniversary Support-A-Walk, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5 at FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights. It is the organization’s most important annual fundraiser, with 89¢ of every dollar raised directly funding their free breast and ovarian cancer support services. The Support-A-Walk was founded 20 years […]
BY BARNABY JOYCE Joyce Insurance Agency Many working parents have had their various issues and complaints with daycare and childcare centers. As an alternative to these forms of childcare, more and more parents are choosing to hire their own nanny or share one with another parent. However, many parents aren’t fully aware of the many […]