Hometown Happenings: Clarktown’s 2018 Budget, Holding the Line on Taxes

Hometown Happenings: Clarktown’s 2018 Budget, Holding the Line on Taxes

With George Hoehmann Supervisor, Town of Clarkstown As I look back of the last 21 months of my Administration, I am encouraged by the tremendous progress that has been made. For the first time in over thirty years we have cut property taxes – alleviating some of the pressure on our already overburdened residents and […]

Rockland to the Rescue: County Launches Effort to Help Puerto Rico

Rockland to the Rescue: County Launches Effort to Help Puerto Rico

Rockland County Executive Ed Day along with members of the Rockland Legislature and community leaders announced a plan this week to deliver help to Puerto Rico. “The relationship between Rockland County and Puerto goes back generations,” Day said. “The ties run deep. And so does the pain and disruption to so many lives in the […]

ShopRite of Pearl River Remodel Enhances In-Store Shopping Experience

ShopRite of Pearl River Remodel Enhances In-Store Shopping Experience

Renovated supermarket features neighborhood café, expanded selection of chef-prepared meals, new checkout aisles and more   State-of-the-art amenities including a redesigned café and food court, new checkout lanes, dietitians offering free advice and a store Facebook page are part of a major renovation and modernization at the ShopRite of Pearl River.   Visitors to the […]

Local Teen and Cancer Survivor Named Honored Hero for Westchester/Rockland Light The Night Walk

Local Teen and Cancer Survivor Named Honored Hero for Westchester/Rockland Light The Night Walk

  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Connecticut Westchester Lower Hudson Valley Chapter announced Charlie Levine as Honored Hero for the 2017 Light The Night® (LTN) Walk on Saturday, November 4 at Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Hollow. To inspire fundraising, Charlie attended a rally for the “Greene Team,” comprised of LLS  employees at the national headquarters in Rye Brook. […]

What’s Happening 9/28/17

What’s Happening 9/28/17

BY GEORGE J. DACRE The Whispering Tree, including singer/songwriter Eleanor Kleiner, multi-instrumentalist Elie Brangbour, and songwriter/performer R.T. Miller, will be featured by the Borderline Folk Music Club at the Nanuet Library, Sunday, October 22 at 1 p.m. in a local music presentation. Borderline is also bringing back two favorites: Kirsten Maxwell and Loretta Hagen, Sunday […]

WEATHER THIS WEEK: September 29 – October 5

WEATHER THIS WEEK: September 29 – October 5

Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! The end of September has sure been feeling more like August! That said, some changes are on the way to close out the month and kick off October, so let’s get to the forecast. Friday: Expect increasing cloudiness by the evening, otherwise mostly sunny. High near […]