BY BRIAN EDSALL Loved ones gathered at Dominican College’s gymnasium on Sunday to say farewell to the men and women of the 812th Military Police Company of Orangeburg, NY. The company is set to depart for Fort Bliss – located in Texas – where it will undergo training and await deployment. The 812th Military Police […]
BY KATHY KAHN Rockland’s Local Development Corporation (RLDC), whose former members were found by a jury to have conspired to mishandle town funds, were officially shown the door Wednesday, July 12, by the interim Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman and the remaining Town Board members. Ullman told the near-empty room the Town Board will take up the […]
The Nyack Chamber of Commerce will present the sixth annual Classic Car Night on Thursday, July 20 from 5 p.m. until dusk on Main St. in the center of downtown Nyack. A rain date is set for the following Thursday, July 27. This year’s line-up of vehicular perfection will include a wide array of classics, rare models and muscle cars. […]
PHOTO BY AARON MOELLER  On Thursday, July 6 staff and clients from the Association of the Visually Impaired, Inc. (AVI) celebrate Claire Smiley’s 100th birthday, during the regular meeting of its Peer Support Group. Mrs. Smiley, who turned 100 on June 25, is a regular attendee at of AVI’s Social Educational Support Group, which meets the first and […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH Recently, Village of Suffern Mayor Edward Markunas sat down with the Rockland Times for a no-limit interview to discuss the Village’s past, present and future. Mayor Markunas is completing his first term as mayor after serving as a Village Trustee. When taking the oath of office as mayor, the Village of Suffern […]
TOWN OF ORANGETOWN Vehicular Assault Results in Multiple Injuries On July 9, 27-year-old Kevin Thompson of Hillsdale, N.J. was arrested for alleged vehicular assault. Thompson was allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated on West Washington Ave. in Pearl River when he crossed the double yellow line and struck another vehicle head on. The accident caused […]