BY GEORGE J. DACRE Johann Strauss Juniors opera, set in Vienna, Austria, New Year’s Eve 1899 includes a very involved tangle of people in various roles caused by their flirtations and ambitions, wonderful music including the famous Viennese waltzes and, as reviewed last Sunday afternoon, three hours plus of great operatic entertainment. Drawing on […]
RAMAPO: Rockland Community College will be closed for Veterans Day this November 11, so special events to honor US veterans are planned throughout the month. These include a luncheon on November 14, an exhibit honoring local heroes who have received Purple Hearts, and a campaign to collect snacks and toiletries to send to our troops currently […]
BY DYLAN BESTLER SPARKILL, NY- The 2016 presidential election has St. Thomas Aquinas College [STAC] students flummoxed. This is the first president election most STAC undergraduate students are allowed to vote in and the consensus of those polled by the Rockland County Times is that Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton both leave much to be desired. After […]
Liam Frawley, the Tappan Zee High School athletic director who is battling back from a ruptured aneurysm, continues to receive support from a wonderful community of concerned citizens. Another benefit is being run by Bailey’s BBQ Smokehouse on Saturday, November 12 from 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. It is a “Guys Night Out” with a Casino […]
Rockland County Republican and Democrats will be gathering at local hotels to watch election results come in this evening. Democratic Party officials and voters will be gathering at the Hilton Doubletree beginning at 9 p.m. The Election Day shindig for Rockland County Republicans will take place at the Pearl River Hilton beginning at 8 p.m. A party […]
PRESS RELEASE You don’t want to get the flu, but you don’t want to give it either. The flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and the people you love. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that the Health Department will hold a flu vaccine […]