BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown’s embattled Town Board finally adopted a budget for next year last Tuesday evening, keeping to its pledge not to exceed the state’s cap of a two percent hike over this year’s levy. Property owners will see a 1.71 percent hike in next year’s taxes, due this […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN At the November 13 meeting of the Rockland County Legislature Environmental Committee, a group of Tappan Zee High School students representing the TZHS Solar Club, along with one of their teacher/advisors, gave an impressive and fascinating presentation about their experiences competing in the 2013 Dell Winston Solar Car Challenge. “We came up […]
From GasBuddy.com Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 2.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.52/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.21/g, according to […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN On November 13, Rockland County rolled out the latest additions to its TRIPS paratransit service fleet: five brand new state of the art mobility vehicles that are anticipated to provide increased efficiency, flexibility and versatility to the current convoy of 15 passenger mini-buses. The new MV-1 vehicles are structured much more like […]
BY MICHAEL OSACKY New York is the home of many great sports’ franchises both past and present. Whether you are eating a sandwich at the Carnegie Deli or watching a play on Broadway, the person next to you is always willing to talk about the hometown team. Many great Hall of Famers called New York […]
The Pearl River School District Athletic Department will hold the following alumni events over the 2013 Thanksgiving weekend. Spectators are welcome at all athletic events. In some cases, there is a nominal admission charge that goes toward the various scholarship funds. Thursday, November 28: Alumni Little Brown Jug Football Game vs. Nanuet at Nanuet at […]