RAMAPO – Please join us at Rockland Community College’s 9/11 Memorial Garden to remember the victims from that tragic day. Among the speakers at the ceremony will be Rockland County Poet Laureate Dan Masterson and RCC student veterans. 9/11 Memorial Garden – Academic Quad – 8-9 a.m. RCC’s Memorial Garden includes a sculpture (Spirit Rising) by […]
BY BRIAN EDSALL Rockland County has implemented a new transparency link, detailing annual county spending data from 2016. The link was built by SmartProcure – a company that utilizes data for better decision making – which has been working with Rockland County since 2013. The link – https://smartprocure.us/RocklandCounty/ – showcases the annual county spending of $94 million, […]
To the Editor, I’m an old soldier from the last century. Then, from the distance of Vietnam, it hurt to see my flag burned in the street. Not that we don’t have the right to do that, but take a moment and understand where that right came from. It wasn’t from a president or the […]
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 – Charter Bus Tour of Chestnut Ridge/South Spring Valley. Join the Rockland Historical Society as they explore Chestnut Ridge/South Spring Valley’s rich history. This eclectic area of Rockland may surprise you. Learn about Dog’s Head Rock, Dexter Park, Duryea Farm, the Three-Fold Community, and more. The tour guide will be Marie Monteagudo […]
With George Hoehmann Supervisor, Town of Clarkstown Last week I had the honor and privilege to attend the opening ceremony of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, Governor Mario Cuomo Bridge. It was a beautiful sunny day without a cloud in the sky. We were invited to meet in Westchester with other elected officials to take a bus […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I was among a group invited by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take part in the opening ceremony for the new bridge, a bridge I will always think of as the Tappan Zee. It was hard not to be impressed. The new bridge is nothing short of majestic – […]