County of Rockland Cooling Centers: June 20-22, 2012

Clarkstown: Town of Clarkstown designated cooling centers for Town residents. The Town of Clarkstown Community Centers are open and available for
residents to use as cooling centers during the normal operating hours. Central Nyack Community Center 58 Waldron Avenue Central Nyack  (845) 358-2500 Hours of Operations M-F 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to […]

O&R Electric Rate Plan Approved

The New York State Public Service Commission approved the new electric rate plan for Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. on Thursday, June 14. The plan will affect O&R electric customers’ bills beginning July 1, 2012. It will increase the typical residential electric full service customer’s bill by roughly $3.06 per month. A typical user on […]

New York to Put New Domestic Violence Laws in Place

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Monday announced an agreement on legislation to strengthen New York’s domestic violence laws. The agreement includes a series of measures to protect victims of domestic violence and crack down on repeat offenders. Provisions in the bill include increasing the penalty […]

Top Billboard Artists Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw Perform at Inaugural Concert at Provident Bank Park

Top Billboard Artists Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw Perform at Inaugural Concert at Provident Bank Park

STORY BY ERIN MAHER PHOTOS BY LAUREN KRAKAUR Music fans flooded into the still brand new ballpark in Pomona for the stadium’s inaugural major music concert on Thursday, June 7. Opened in June 2011, the stadium has hosted professional, college, high school baseball games, charity events, coaching clinics, and other special events. The ballpark’s state-of-the-art […]

New Childcare Center is Coming to Haverstraw

Are you in need of quality childcare for the coming school year? Do you live or work in North Rockland? If so, a childcare center opening in September at Rockland BOCES’ new Hilltop School site in Haverstraw (now Gerald F. Neary Elementary), 20 George St. might be of interest. The childcare center will accommodate children […]