A Ramapo town police officer who collected nearly $442,000 was New York State’s highest paid local government employee outside New York City during the 12 months ending March 31, according to the 2017 edition of “What They Make,” the Empire Center’s annual analysis of local government pay. The report features the average pay and number […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH A lawsuit filed by residents opposing a commercial land development project along Route 202 in Haverstraw has successfully challenged a finding by the Town Planning Board. In Matter of Green Earth Farms Rockland, LLC v. Town of Haverstraw Planning Board, an appeals court in Brooklyn ruled that the Town of Haverstraw Planning […]
On Tuesday, September 12, IT Director Gerald Ford and Norbert Dworakowski from Bill Kolb Subaru presented the South Orangetown Middle School with new science books in support of their corporate, “Subaru Loves Learning” initiative. Subaru of America, Inc. is working together with American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to provide students with award-winning […]
Do you love animals? Would you like to donate time to help homeless animals as they await adoption into forever homes? Save The Animals Rescue Team II (START II), a non-profit, no-kill, all-volunteer animal rescue group based in Englewood, NJ is currently seeking adult volunteers for its Nanuet PetSmart adoption location. Volunteers are needed to help clean cages […]
Peace, love and mountain jams are coming to North Rockland soon. Ossapalooza, an annual music jam event hosted by musician, businessman and Chamber of Commerce leader Tom Ossa will take place Saturday, September 30, 12-6 p.m. The event is open to the general public, with a nominal admission price of $10 per person. This is […]
STONY POINT– The Hudson Lyric Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca.” Performances will be Saturdays October 28 and November 4, 7:30 p.m. and Sundays October 29 and November 5, 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 47 East Main St., Stony Point. “Tosca” is a tragic opera in three acts set in Rome in 1800. It […]