BY GEORGE J. DACRE Samuel Harps is the writer and Joe Albert Lima the director of a new play “Underground,” about the Underground Railroad. Harps first public reading of the play will be presented Saturday, December 17, 1 p.m. at the Nyack Library, which is appropriate as the Underground Railroad, a network of clandestine routes used by slaves […]
New Town Hall Discussion Wednesday BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Orangetown Town Board voted to support Rockland County Parks Commission’s plan to open an existing single-track dirt hiking trail on county land to non-motorized bikers Tuesday evening. The existing county trail crosses onto town land in two places, hence the County’s solicitation of […]
New map highlights extensive threats offshore crude oil “parking lots” pose to public health and safety, prime environmental and economic assets PRESS RELEASE – Scenic Hudson has called on the U.S. Coast Guard (USGS) to halt the rulemaking process regarding new anchorage ground on the Hudson River, and it urges the public to submit public comments opposing […]
BY LEGISLATOR CHARLES FALCIGLIA (R) At the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee meeting on Monday, November 21, a situation arose which has become problematic. The meeting was to discuss the funding of what is generally referred to as the 224 non-profit organizations, which were not funded by the proposed budget of the county executive. The […]
BY KATHY KAHN Scenic Hudson Executive Director Ned Sullivan told Rockland Business Association [RBA] members and local government officials that the lower Hudson Valley’s environment is at risk due to 10 proposed anchorage zones for oil tankers stretching from Yonkers all the way to Kingston. The plan, put forth in June by the US Coast […]
RCC President Dr. Cliff Wood and REDC President Richard Struck honored as they prepare for retirement; Struck’s successor introduced to Rockland BY KATHY KAHN While kudos were handed out to local companies that have contributed to the county’s success, Rockland Economic Development Corp.’s annual luncheon attendees were also warned of a future where the labor market […]