The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) will open the doors to the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House on December 3–4, 2016, for the family-friendly St. Nicholas Day Program. Children of all ages are welcome to celebrate St. Nicholas Day, as has been the tradition at the HSRC since 1961. This event, inspired by Rockland County’s early […]
Records of more than $2 billion in discretionary state government grants, doling out taxpayer dollars to more than 4,000 projects sponsored by local governments, schools, private businesses and non-profit groups across New York, were added today to the expansive online pork-barrel spending database at SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. The grants, funneled through the […]
To the Editor, To all Americans who voted for Donald J. Trump: From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for your support. We should all get on our knees and thank God for Mr. Trump’s victory. It will be so refreshing to have a President who, unlike Obama, is proud of […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Elegantly simple ideas are often the best. And here’s a great example, brought to you by the folks at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Following a spate of police shootings of unarmed civilians and several chilling assassinations of on-duty officers, no one can deny there is major tension in cities across […]
Boutique luxury hotel The Time Nyack has announced the appointment of Miguel Rosario as general manager. The Time Nyack is the second hotel to debut in the Time Hotels collection and the first to open in the Hudson Valley. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in the luxury hotel business, Rosario is responsible for all operations of […]
By Kathy Kahn When Alberto Acosta-Sanchez was indicted for statutory rape in Rockland County in 2013, the Ramapo man fled to the outskirts of Orange County, taking refuge in a deserted cabin in the Town of Deerpark. There, he was befriended by resident David Carlson, who gave him odd jobs on his property and invited […]