GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES STATE POLICE SPEED WEEK CRACKDOWN

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the State Police will conduct a week-long enforcement initiative to crack down on speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. The Speed Week campaign runs Wednesday, August 5 through Tuesday, August 11. “Speeding and reckless driving is unsafe and the cause of far too many avoidable tragedies,” Governor Cuomo […]

SCENES OF ROCKLAND

SCENES OF ROCKLAND

Thousands of people came out this past weekend for the fifth annual United Latin Festival of Haverstraw! Festival Honorees 2015 Grand Marshal – Rosa Ayala Parade Godfather – Richard Canjura Parade Godmother – Angela Caceres Latin Honoree of the Year – Michael Greco Business of the Year – Caribbean Food Delights Business of the Year […]

East Ramapo School Board Faces Class Action Lawsuits

East Ramapo School Board Faces Class Action Lawsuits

STORY BY JANIE ROSMAN School board members were served with legal papers Tuesday night in front of a packed audience at Kakiat Elementary School auditorium minutes before the meeting started. The location was moved to accommodate the larger crowd. Angry parents and educators carrying protest signs and demanding equal treatment for minority students watched as […]

SCHOLASTIC SPOTLIGHT

SCHOLASTIC SPOTLIGHT

BY MARC MATURO Suffern HS girls athletics program recognized as No. 1 Despite being one of the smaller Class AA schools in New York, the Suffern High School girls athletics program was ranked No. 1 by the New York State Sportswriters Association. Suffern, with 1,141 students in grades 9-10-11, thus competing against schools often two […]

ROCKLAND SONS OF ITALY LODGE 2176 TO HOST ANNUAL GOLF OUTING: FUNDS RAISED WILL BENEFIT AREA STUDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS

The Rockland Sons of Italy Lodge 2176 will host its 22nd Annual Golf Outing on Thursday, October 8 at Blue Hill Golf Course in Pearl River. The funds raised support numerous scholarships provided by the Lodge throughout the year to students in and around Rockland County as well as various nonprofit causes including Cooley’s Anemia […]

READER LAMENTS RETIREMENT ADVICE LOOPHOLES

Dear Rockland County Times, It is bad enough that anyone should be subject to advice from financial professionals that puts those advisors’ own interests above those of the investor. But is is even worse that retirees, who depend on their investment income for their daily living needs, can be taken advantage of by these same […]