BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation is forcing the remedial cleanup of an allegedly contaminated small strip mall in Blauvelt. Once the owner of the business has made an initial cleanup, in accordance with state requirements, the DEC will then seek government “Superfund” monies to complete the […]
By Frank Vernuccio, Jr., J.D. The announced dismissal of 550 U.S. Army majors is the latest move in what can only be seen as a concerted effort on the part of the White House to diminish America’s armed forces as much and as rapidly as the public will tolerate and the press will willingly overlook. […]
The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) recently presented its Go Yellow, Go Green award to The Trans Group of Spring Valley, New York, for the school bus company’s achievements in emission reductions and environmental sustainability. The occasion was NSTA’s 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting & Convention, held in Charleston, South Carolina. Assisting the NSTA in recognizing […]
BY JAMIE KEMPTON The Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame raised $1,550 for former Clarkstown North track standout Mike Rogan during the third annual Rockland Sports Hall of Fame Night on July 31 at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. The Hall of Fame partnered with the Rockland Road Runners in sponsoring the fundraiser at the […]
Celebrated throughout the month of September, the nationwide Library Card Sign-up Month campaign encourages people to Get The Smartest Card @ your library. Endorsed by the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS), this campaign encourages the public to discover the important things a library card gives you access to. “Your library card is your ticket to […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Sullivan, Malzahn team up to develop baseball prospects Steve Malzahn, a powerful left-handed hitting first baseman who threw right-handed, played four years under veteran coach Scott Muscat on a highly rated baseball team at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, a team that perennially contended for top honors in the […]