Following waves of public outcry against Holtec International’s controversial plans to dump radioactive waste into a major New York waterway, Governor Kathy Hochul  has signed legislation (S.6893/A.7208) into law, formally restricting discharges of any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. The proposal, formally titled the […]
Binghamton University recently announced its Track and Field recruiting class of the 2023-2024 School Year. Six Rockland County alumni were announced to continue their academic and athletic careers at Binghamton University. On the men’s side, former North Rockland hurdler David Joseph after a successful freshman season competing at Monroe Community College will now become Binghamton’s […]
The Town of Ramapo has completed  Phase 1 of a new initiative intended to reduce energy use and increase public safety. On Tuesday August 8, the town took the first steps toward implementing the Smart Streetlight project, which involved the removal and replacement of older streetlights with   LED streetlights equipped with intelligent sensors and remote monitoring […]
Brianna Brass was always interested in beauty. She was 7 when she began offering services, such as pedicures at a very reasonable price of only $3, to friends and family during Thanksgiving. “When it was time to kind of put funny ironic childhood money-gaining skills into practice, skincare and aesthetics was that route I […]
Over the past 68 years, millions of people may well have noticed a concrete barge wreck in the Hudson, 110 yards off Nyack Memorial Park. She has been there since January 1955, and was originally placed there as part of a scheme to extend the Nyack Memorial Park by 4 acres by way of infill of concrete […]
Friday marks National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. Sara and Vinnie Cann, the founders of Birdie’s Batch, a mother-daughter duo that sells jams and old-fashion classic baked goods from heirloom recipes, spoke with the Rockland County Times to share the secret behind a good chocolate chip cookie. “Sara developed the recipe for the Mega Chocolate […]