The Historical Society of Rockland County will recognize Edmund and Susan Gordon and Richard and Jan Deats as its 2013 Living Landmark Awards recipients at an event in September. The Living Landmark award honors individuals who have demonstrated commitment and service and who have made a difference in Rockland and beyond while representing the county’s […]
The New City Library Board of Trustees will elect three trustees on December 11. Individuals who wish to run for election must notify the nominating committee of their interest by submitting an application form provided by the Board. This application can be found at www.newcitylibrary.org and must be submitted by September 18, 2013. Those running […]
Lucas Candies to unveil new “Haverstraw” candy bar at The Haverstraw Street Fair, September 22 Chocolate lovers, get ready to swoon over the new Haverstraw Bar! Lucas Candies, the 118-year-old chocolate and candy maker from Haverstraw, NY, is paying homage to its hometown, by naming their latest candy bar creation after the town. The new […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef joined representatives of various hunger relief groups on Tuesday to proclaim September 2013 as Rockland County Hunger Action Month, kicking off a host of programs which will provide food relief to Rockland’s neediest residents. The announcement covers members of the Rockland Hunger Coalition, a […]
Party bosses repudiated in record turnout ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES What do you get when Conservative Party bosses endorse a liberal Democrat over a qualified Conservative Party member in a Stony Point Conservative primary election? Well, if you add on a healthy serving of old-fashioned hard campaign work, what you get is a total blowout in […]
Former longtime Rockland County Medical Examiner Dr. Frederick Zugibe has passed away at the age of 85. Zugibe was a pioneer in his field and gained international recognition for his study of the Shroud of Turin. Dr. Zugibe’s son Thomas is currently the Rockland County DA and many other Zugibe relatives have risen to prominence […]