By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Last week the emotional wounds of the past were once again ripped open. New York Supreme Court Justice John Kelley ordered that Judith Clark receive a new parole hearing. In his ruling, he said that the State Parole Board “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in its April 2017 decision to […]
BY SONIA OWCHARIW Despite a late arrival, it is officially spring and the countdown for the Hoboken International Film Festival (HIFF) in Greenwood Lake is in full swing. HIFF commences on May 18 with the Opening Night and concludes on May 24 Gala Award ceremony. HIFF President Co-founder Kenneth Del Vecchio, celebrates the festival in […]
To Dr. Alpert [The RCT Ombudsman] and Rockland County Times readers: Dr. Alpert’s recent column on the decline in service from the U.S. Postal Service was sadly not surprising. Unfortunately, Ombudsman Alert is not alone. Among the 164 postal cases my District Office staff has addressed over the past 12 months, at least six included complaints about […]
The Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority’s Paper Shredding event at Germonds Park in Clarkstown last weekend was well attended. Both of the shredding trucks left the event completely full, carrying tens tons of paper that will be made into new products instead of being sent to a landfill. As an ongoing service for Rockland […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann Technology. We all rely on it for many aspects of our daily lives. There is always something new around the corner, on even a daily basis: new phones, new tablets, new devices, new gadgets, new apps—new everything. You can do a lot of things in an instant. The speed by which […]
PHOTOS BY JEANNINE RIPPA The Garden of Love at 78 Hudson Ave., Haverstraw again hosted Archbishop of New York, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan for the annual Blessing of the Soil in support of Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland’s (CCCSR) mission. CCCSR has the only food pantry in the Northeast with its own greenhouse, which will be used […]