200 South Main Street in New City may be home to a library express now, but in the mid-70s and 80s, the venue was anything but quiet. The unassuming site once served as home for Maximus, Rockland County’s most popular dance club for 18 to 21-year-olds from 1974 to 1986. Labeled by regulars as “comparable […]
According to Jane Slavin, Director of the Office of Building, Zoning, Planning, Administration and Enforcement for the Town of Orangetown, the property owners of Pearl River Shopping Center on Middletown Road were recently issued a permit to reconstruct the sections of the building that were destroyed in the November 2021 RISE (Rockland Indoor Shooting & […]
For the Ladies Auxiliary of Orangetown Fire Company #1, a small group of women who support firefighters from local companies during structure fires by providing food and drink while turning away prying onlookers, a typical fundraiser might look like a game of bingo. It might also look like a Pancake Breakfast, which the organization holds […]
After more than two decades of development, Rockland County has now replaced a facility that had been in use since the early 20th century. On the morning of Tuesday, November 14, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Highway Superintendent Charles “Skip” Vezzetti led a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the County’s new highway facility. Located at […]
When Dr. Lester Edgardo Sandres Rápalo heard the news that he was selected to be Rockland Community College’s eighth president, he felt an overwhelming mix of emotions. After a nationwide search and rigorous application process, he would become RCC’s first Honduran and Latino president—a significant milestone for an institution with a 30% Hispanic population. For […]
The Village of Suffern’s Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 11 was a fitting way to thank local veterans for their days of service and sacrifice. The event was hosted by Mayor Michael F. Curley, a veteran himself, and the Village of Suffern Board of Trustees, taking place outside Suffern Village Hall in front of […]