County Legislature requests state relief for residents using Tappan Zee Bridge The county legislature passed a resolution last week calling on the State to provide toll breaks for Rockland and Orange residents who use the Tappan Zee Bridge. The bill, sponsored by Legislator Christopher Carey, came in response to a state decision to revise Verrazano […]
Stony Point Ambulance Corps is seeking vendors for its second annual Mother’s Day Boutique to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event will be held the Stony Point Ambulance Corps building located at 47 South Liberty Drive (Route 9W-South), Stony Point, NY. Vendors are now being accepted […]
The Rockland-Bergen Postcard and Paper Collectibles Club will hold its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 2, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Pearl River Public Library on Franklin Avenue, behind the Central Avenue firehouse. Guest speaker at about 7 p.m. will be author Penny Colman, who specializes in famous women in history. She will […]
The Clarkstown North High School Competitive Dance Team received an honor from the Rockland Legislature for its successful season recently. Each member received a certificate in recognition of Outstanding Athletic Achievement and the team’s coach was presented with a Distinguished Service Award The 14-member team performs kickline and hip hop dance and competed at two […]
PEARL RIVER, NY March 25, 2014 – Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) has raised over $200,000 through its annual United Way fundraising drive this year. O&R achieved this year’s United Way campaign results by combining a dynamic fund-raising drive partnership between the Company and its bargaining unit, IBEW Local 503, with a dollar-for-dollar, shareholder […]
First presentation given at New City Library BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES A traveling play that tries to give an insider’s take on problems in the East Ramapo School District was unveiled to an enthusiastic and somewhat shocked audience Sunday at the New City Library. Entitled simply “East Ramapo,” the play was […]