COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAY TO MTA: NO FARE INCREASES FOR ROCKLAND COMMUTERS

NEW CITY, NY — County Executive Ed Day is calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to exempt Rockland commuters from proposed fare increases, given the inequity that exists between what the County pays to the transit agency and the limited service local residents get in return. Day delivered his remarks during the MTA’s scheduled […]

Jamie Keefe Returns for 2015 Season

Jamie Keefe Returns for 2015 Season

Boulders re-sign manager for title defense (POMONA, NY) – The Rockland Boulders have re-signed manager Jamie Keefe to a one-year contract with an option for a second year the team announced on Friday. Keefe will enter his third year as the Boulders manager after leading the team to its first ever Can-Am League championship in […]

PIPERATO’S WARNING

PIPERATO’S WARNING

Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato advises property owners to beware of a deed copy scam. Piperato reports that the County Clerk’s Office has received calls from concerned property owners about communications that they’ve received from “New York Retrieval, Inc” offering to secure a certified copy of the deed to their property for a fee of […]

Proposed R&D project at Pfizer campus promises jobs, but many residents fear emissions

BY CHERYL SLAVIN More than 100 Orangetown and Clarkstown residents showed up at the Pearl River Library Monday night for a meeting to express concerns about an expansion proposal by research and development company Anellotech, a lessee at the Pfizer Pearl River campus. Currently, Anellotech leases space for corporate offices and a small research laboratory. The expansion plans call for an […]

HI TOR PET OF THE WEEK: ADOPT JASPER

HI TOR PET OF THE WEEK: ADOPT JASPER

  Jasper is a 10-month-old, male Shar Pei mix who came to Hi Tor shelter along with three other dogs because his owner passed away. They dogs were found running loose and were each neglected. Jasper would do well in a home with kids 10 and up. He is good with other dogs but not […]

What’s Happening 12/11/14

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Rockland Theatre Company and the Haverstraw Police Athletic League will present “Peter Pan Jr.” March 6,7,8 and will conduct auditions January 5,6,7. Registration applications are available with final registration December 20 at the Photo Shoppe or at rocktheatreco@yahoo.com for information. Hudson Lyric Opera’s holiday show “Ahmal And The Night Visitor” will take the stage Sunday, December 14 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Main Street, […]