On Dec. 6, Syncsort, one of the newest members of the START-UP NY program, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new office in Pearl River, NY. Though generally considered a massive failure, the START-UP NY program will still bring 144 new jobs to the Rockland County area. To celebrate a rare instance of the program’s success, the governor, […]
It’s just days before Christmas and the Christmas Inn is a hive of activity. Two famous entertainers who split up their act return to the Inn–one to try out his new Christmas show and the other to see the place one last time before it is sold. Enjoy an evening of holiday music, laughter and […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Samuel Harps is the writer and Joe Albert Lima the director of a new play “Underground,” about the Underground Railroad. Harps first public reading of the play will be presented Saturday, December 17, 1 p.m. at the Nyack Library, which is appropriate as the Underground Railroad, a network of clandestine routes used by slaves […]
BY DIANE DIMOND If children are our most precious resource, then why aren’t we doing more to protect them as they travel to and from school? For decades, there have been concerns about the lack of seat belts in school buses. Yet only six states have laws requiring them today. And five of those states […]
By Legislator Aney Paul (D – Nanuet) Deputy Majority Leader Rockland County Legislature Recent hurricanes hit the already crippled nation of Haiti, which has been struggling to rebuild itself for years following the devastating 2010 earthquake there. As a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, I knew I could do more to help the people on […]
New Town Hall Discussion Wednesday BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Orangetown Town Board voted to support Rockland County Parks Commission’s plan to open an existing single-track dirt hiking trail on county land to non-motorized bikers Tuesday evening. The existing county trail crosses onto town land in two places, hence the County’s solicitation of […]