To the Editor, I imagine it was a typical winter’s day in Nyack – however, I wouldn’t know because I was a student at Texas A&M University. Here in Rockland, Sgt. George Hackenberger passed away. He had served in WWI some 50 years before, which to a college kid is two lifetimes. A half a century had […]
On Monday Rockland County announced that four new buses are now in service in Rockland County’s Transport of Rockland (TOR) fleet. The buses – two 29-foot and two 35-foot vehicles – are painted in the traditional white and green TOR colors and feature a low-floor design for easy boarding. The vehicles also include front door wheelchair access ramps; front, rear […]
After more than 140 years as Putnam County Savings Bank, the bank today announced a name change to PCSB Bank to reflect expansion throughout Westchester County. “While our new name is indicative of our expansion, we maintain an unwavering focus on meeting each of our customer’s banking and financial needs,” says Joseph D. Roberto, chairman, […]
RCT guest humor columnist Ella Steinbeck is the model on the cover of Time Magazine’s “breast cancer’s new frontier” edition this week. Congratulations, Ella!
Eli Kintisch, a graduate of Nyack High School’s Class of 1995, was honored by his selection to be in “Best Science and Nature Writing of 2015,” published this month in trade paperback by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. One of 26 articles chosen this year, his piece titled “Into the Maelstrom” was published in SCIENCE on April 18, […]
Thoughts and Prayers for Rusty Staub By Joe Rini The Mets first playoff appearance in nine years is hours away…will they get to the World Series? Well, as the team wrestles with innings limits, a missed workout, the Great Greinke, the even Greater Kershaw, Matz’s shoulder blade, traffic on the Los Angeles freeways, and a […]