On Friday, January 26, Rockland Community College hosted a ceremony to award a rehabilitated car to Michael J. Finlay, a Navy veteran and Engineering Science student at RCC. The event was made possible through the generous donation of a 2005 Toyota Corolla LE by the Rockland County Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the collective […]
Last week, 42 volunteer firefighters graduated from Rockland County’s Firefighter 1 Class. Facilitated by the Rockland County Fire Training Center, the program is an introductory course for Rockland residents who already volunteer for their own town fire halls (26 in Rockland County) and wish to become a greater asset to their departments. The class also […]
Prioritizing fitness is a common aim at the start of the new year, but how many people actually stick with their New Year’s Resolutions? According to Drive Research, the answer is only 9%, with 80% of these goals being forgotten as early as February. To explore this phenomenon, RCT sat down with Coach Skylar Palatta, […]
When I was graciously invited to see John Patrick Shanley’s Italian American Reconciliation at Nyack’s Elmwood Playhouse, I must admit my initial skepticism. Though I had been impressed by Clybourne Park, Elmwood’s second production of their 76th season and the first show I had the pleasure to see there, I wasn’t sure what to expect […]
On the morning of Wednesday, January 24, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced his bill to rename the Haverstraw Post Office in honor of former Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato. Piperato, a Haverstraw Democrat who passed away on May 6, 2020 at the age of 61, was well known for his dedication to public service and […]
On Thursday, January 11, Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann—along with Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Senator Bill Weber and Congressman Mike Lawler’s office—hosted a press conference on Route 59 in West Nyack at the site of continued unprecedented flooding and road closures. The officials demanded state and federal action to re- mediate the issues that have been causing […]