Facilities director recommends replacing school roof BY JANIE ROSMAN Photos provided An East Ramapo School District employee allegedly sought medical attention last Friday after tending to a mold-affected classroom at Ramapo High School, the Rockland County Times learned Friday afternoon via email. “This past week, the condition of the upstairs 200 North hallway was unbearable […]
40-year PILOT agreement granted BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES s expected, the Orangetown Town Board last week granted unanimous approval to a “Payment in Lieu of taxes”, or PILOT, agreement with the Rockland Housing Action Coalition allowing the non-profit agency to construct a four-story, 33-unit apartment house in downtown Nyack for homeless […]
BY KATHY KAHN For more than a quarter-century, Strawtown Jewelers has been a fixture on New City’s South Main Street. When owner Ellen Arkin decided to retire to Florida, Rockland ARC stepped up and bought the popular store. “For many years, ARC of Rockland has been successful in encouraging members of the business community to […]
Bobcat Blue LoRes photo credit Robyn Von SwankLevity Live in West Nyack, NY is hosting the one and only Bobcat Goldthwait February 26 – 28. The 52-year-old Goldthwait is an entertainment and stand-up veteran, in high demand since he burst on the scene with a made-up stage voice in the 1980s. He has dropped the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Photos provided On a freezing winter night Sheryl Santi Luks stood in Times Square overseeing movers load 14 colorful gondolas onto her company’s moving trucks — not all at once. “What’s better than using your resources to help bring smiles to children who are dealing with a life-threatening illness?” she said. Luks […]
PHOTOS BY AL THOMPSON Capitalizing on the upcoming Super Bowl, County Executive Ed Day decided to make football a theme of his recent “half-time” fundraiser at the Nyack Seaport. It’s about half-way through Day’s first term as county executive. Day was thrilled with the turnout for the part. He said on social media the following […]