Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! I hope that you have had a pleasant week. As we continue to near the end of summer, you may be headed to the beach. Just be wary that the risk for rip currents and large swells will remain in place as Hurricane Gert passes well […]
Yonkers, NY – Mayor Mike Spano and City Council President Liam McLaughlin joined Empire City Casino and Yonkers-native Pat Quinn for the third annual ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Saturday, August 5 at Empire City Casino. The free festivities, music and family-friendly entertainment attracted hundreds of participants simultaneously dumping ice-water over their heads. The reason: to support Quinn, one of the co-founders of the global phenomena Ice Bucket Challenge, and reignite […]
The 8th Annual Town of Haverstraw Air Show hosted by the Hudson Valley Radio Control Club (HVRCC) was on Saturday, August 12 at the Haverstraw Scenic Hudson Riverview Park off of Beach Road. The Hudson Valley Radio Control Club once again put together an outstanding event that was fun for all ages. There were flight demos […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Here it is, the middle of August – the very dog days of summer when many people go on vacation. Rockland residents traditionally scatter for R&R to such favorite locations as the Jersey Shore, the Outer Banks, the Adirondacks and other places. This year as people prepare to […]
With George Hoehmann, Supervisor, Town of Clarkstown When I took office, I made a number of promises to the residents of Clarkstown, one of them being to reduce property taxes. And for the first time in 30 years, I’m proud that we were able to cut both residential and commercial property taxes. I also promised […]
WEST NYACK – Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) has announced interim Executive Director Daly Flanagan will remain with the organization as its new permanent executive director. Flanagan will try to fill the shoes of 30-year executive director, Julianne Ramos, who retired in 2016. The new exec has a long history of her own with […]