BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ludmilla Berkwic, a Rockland County concert pianist who passed away in 2005 was also one of the best-known piano teachers in our county from the years 1950-2000. Born in Russia in 1910, Ludmilla was a child prodigy whose achievements included her acceptance to the prestigious Kiev Conservatory at the unheard of age […]
Map posted on town website and will be at various locations throughout town PRESS RELEASE- Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann announced Wednesday that proposed ward boundaries were submitted to the Town Board by consultants. The proposed maps and associated documents are posted on the town’s website at www.clarkstown.org. “I encourage every resident to visit our website […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN South Nyack residents are resisting the state’s plans for a path along part of the Raymond G. Esposito Trail, a spur access to the new bridge’s shared use path and implementation, concerned these will change the tranquil area. “They talked about putting a paved side path here, and from the beginning people […]
NEW CITY- The swastikas and racial slurs painted on 12 trees in a wooded area of Main Street have been painted over by the property owner, Allen Apfelbaum, on Tuesday. Apfelbaum, builder of the Buckley Farms housing development, said the large swastikas remained in the wooded area for seven months while Clarkstown Police investigated. Police […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown officials and residents gave a rousing welcome to JP Morgan Chase Tuesday evening as America’s largest bank unveiled its plans to locate a huge electronic data center in a multi-million dollar facility in Orangeburg. The data storage facility, which could cost over $100 million and bring untold […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I had the privilege last week of delivering my fourth State of the County Address. It was a pleasure to recount the promises I made and the promises I kept to you, the people who elected me. We have accomplished much, but, as I told the Legislature, we still […]