FROM WRCR.COM Scenic Hudson, RiverKeeper, and partners will be presenting information about the alleged threat the Pilgrim Pipelines poses to local communities. The presentation will take place Thursday September 22, 6:30 p.m. at Rockland Community College. The two proposed pipelines comprising the Pilgrim project would carry up to 400,000 gallons of petroleum a day between […]
Clarkstown PD has charged a Manhattan man with second degree assault and second degree kidnapping for allegedly holding a knife to the throat of a 27-year-old female Prestige Taxi cab driver and demanding she take him to New York City for free. Officers from CPD arrested 30-year-old Joshua Bray of Manhattan on the aforementioned […]
In 1616, the name “Haverstroo” made its first known appearance on a Dutch map. In 2016, the Historical Society of Rockland County and the Town of Haverstraw will present “400 Years of Haverstraw,” a self-guided Historic Homes & Landmarks Tour that will highlight many aspects of the town’s history. The tour will take place on […]
Private School Parents Don’t Like Transportation Changes Private school parents are very upset with the transportation cuts in Ramapo Central School District. In the past, the district provided multiple morning and afternoon bus routes for students but as of this year it only provides one arrival and one dismissal bus route for each non-public school. […]
The Nyack-based group “Rivertown Film” is marking 15 years of cinema appreciation this month. To celebrate, Rivertown has curated a program for this fall that organizers describe as “unlike anything else you’ll see in the county.” A mélange of documentary and narrative, culminating on Friday, October 28 with a Halloween screening of the 1931 version of “Frankenstein” […]
Summer is nearly over… and that means it is time for A Taste of Rockland, ARC of Rockland’s annual culinary extravaganza. The September 26 event at the Hilton Pearl River will feature cuisine and fine wine and spirits from more than 40 of the area’s top restaurants and beverage purveyors plus a lavish Dessert Showcase […]