BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown’s Volunteer Emergency Services Coalition detailed their plans Tuesday for upgrading eight homes the group controls and leases to local fire, ambulance and police volunteers and their families. The plea came at a workshop meeting of the Orangetown Town Board, at which the council had sought an […]
BY KATHY KAHN Special to The Rockland Times Will “tax free” be the answer to the state’s nagging problem of re-booting upstate’s sagging economy? Since rolling out “Tax Free New York” in May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and key staff members have been touring the state promoting the initiative. The goal of the ambitious program is […]
Stephanie Courtney in a NRHS 1987 production of “California Suite,” directed by Mike Roth. Left to right is John Tigh, Kim Freundel, Stephanie Courtney and David Cercone
PEARL RIVER, NY June 20, 2013 — Rockland civic and business leaders today welcomed Bloomberg L.P., the giant global financial media and information company, to the home of its new datacenter in Orangeburg with a beam-raising ceremony. Pictured here at the beam-raising, from left, are: Richard Struck, O&R Director of Economic Development; Michael DiTullo, President […]
Mara Levine’s rescheduled CD release concert is taking place Sunday, June 23 at 2 p.m. at the New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 200 – Congers Road, New City, NY 10956. The album, “Jewels & Harmony,” which is Mara’s second, has garnered top honors among folk DJs. The supporting cast of musicians that Mara has gathered […]
Clarkstown cops investigating arson of Old Glory, which nearly caused pickup truck to explode The Clarkstown Police Department is investigating a flag burning arson attack that occurred in the parking lot of the Palisades Mall, aisle G41, on Monday, June 17 shortly after 11 p.m. Witnesses observed a 2003 Dodge Ram pickup truck with the […]