LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE The Rockland County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Legislature Chairman Alden H. Wolfe and Legislator Ilan Schoenberger to request the State Legislature pass Assembly and Senate bills proposed to move the date of state and local primary elections to the fourth Tuesday in June to coincide with federal non-presidential primaries. […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES South Nyack residents turned on their own village officials and the planners of the new Tappan Zee Bridge with a vengeance last week, voicing fears that a pedestrian and bike path included on the new bridge could overwhelm the community’s quiet streets. Gathered for a community meeting […]
The Town of Orangetown has won a 2013 Safe and Sustainable Snowfighting award from the Salt Institute for excellence in environmental consciousness and effective management in the storage of winter road salt. Clear winter roads protect lives and commerce. Every winter, more than 116,000 Americans are injured and over 1,300 killed as a result of […]
The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz held its ethical debates competition in van den Berg Hall over a three-week period in March. Sophomore Brandon Finn, of Tomkins Cove, N.Y., is one of 26 students who participated in the competition and debated timely topics, including the Common Core, […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Mat star Muldoon looks to grind out college career John Muldoon of Pearl River has always been a grinder, and a grinder he expects to be when the scholastic wrestling standout continues his career at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The Cougars, under veteran coach Jeremy Spates, have elevated the program […]
FROM GASBUDDY.COM GasBuddy this week released an updated version of its popular mobile app for iPhone and Android. The update allows drivers to find and report gas prices based on cash and credit in markets that commonly price gas differently for each payment method. “With credit card companies charging 2 to 3 percent of the […]