BY MARC MATURO Optimist, thy name is Kevin Metcalf – apparently for good reason. The veteran girls basketball coach at North Rockland High School realizes it won’t be a simple task to surpass last year’s sparking 17-4 record, but he envisions another solid season despite the key loss of injured junior guard Naya Rivera of […]
Senator David Carlucci: “It puts a stain on the whole political process and erodes trust….We need to ban outside income for state lawmakers to get rid of those conflicts. This is the best chance for limiting and trying to root out pay to play culture.” Links to Senator Carlucci’s bills to ban outside income and […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Ed Day’s high approval ratings (according to internal polls), Rockland County’s improved fiscal status and Day’s success transforming the political landscape of the formerly Dem-dominated County of Rockland have not gone unnoticed amongst Republican leaders in Albany. In fact, sources close to the state GOP leadership have told the Rockland County Times that […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Residents and elected officials packed Living Christ Church in South Nyack Tuesday to hear Tappan Zee Bridge Task Force members present four plans — designed by Thruway Authority engineers and ranging from $11 million to $24 million — to minimize impacts of the new bridge’s shared use path. South Nyack Mayor Bonnie […]
BY KATHY KAHN It’s not many businesses that can boast lasting three generations, but Jonathan Stern, his father and grandfather must have been hard-wired into the automobile industry at birth. “We’ve always loved this business,” said Stern, sitting in his Blauvelt Nissan showroom, which is celebrating a quarter-century of serving the county and surrounding area […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day A few days ago, I had the honor and privilege of addressing more than 300 people attending the 2015 Rockland Economic Development Corporation Annual Awards Luncheon in Suffern. The special event recognized three organizations and two outstanding individuals for making major contributions to improving the economy of Rockland […]