On Tuesday, November 5, Clarkstown residents in Ward 1 will be asked to choose between current Board member John Valentino (R/C) and his challenger, Mark Licker (D). Valentino was appointed by the Town Board to fill the vacancy left by the death of Councilman Mark Woods earlier this year. Valentino, a retired NYPD Lieutenant, is […]
Pictured: A group of lovely ladies pose for RCT at the opening of Haverstraw’s new Meals on Wheels Senior Activity Center. The celebration on October 30th welcomed in Rockland’s fifth Meals on Wheels location and will serve Rocklanders 60 and up with hot, nutritious meals and exciting activities. “The amount of friendships that are […]
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick is the Democratic candidate running for State Senate in New York’s 38th District. If elected, Reichlin-Melnick would be serving his second non-consecutive term, having previously served as Rockland’s State Senator from 2021-2023. Nyack born and raised, Reichlin-Melnick graduated from Nyack High School before obtaining his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. Soon after, he […]
Senator Bill Weber (R, NY 38) is seeking reelection. The Republican incumbent is a Pearl River native who worked as the Chief Financial Officer for a small family business before entering state politics. Weber told the RCT that his frustrations with high taxes and the daunting cost of living in New York are what convinced […]
“We Give Lego a New Life Here” Nestled into a shopping plaza in Valley Cottage, behind a window display filled with colorfully painted bricks lies the Lego Resale Store Brick It Again. This non-profit store is the brainchild of Randi Rios, the CEO of Jawonio, who established the integrative employment site that employs people with […]
The True Story of Jane “Naut” Kanniff–The “Witch” of West Nyack Every Halloween hordes of tourists descend upon the city of Salem, Massachusetts, the site of our nation’s infamous 1692 witch trials. While no one is likely to mistake it for Salem, our own little hamlet of West Nyack was also the site of a […]