At Tuesday’s town board meeting, a public hearing was held to discuss a potential Landlord Registry before the proposal was adopted by the Orangetown Board. No one in attendance objected to the Landlord Registry during public comment – in fact, many seemed pleased with the move, which was passed into law. Constituents were more concerned […]
Opinion by Jacqui Drechsler On August 18, 2023, Governor Hochul signed the Save the Hudson bill into law. The bill aimed to protect the Hudson River from radioactive wastewater (from the decommissioning of Indian Point) from being released into the river. Many municipalities, villages, towns and counties – along with bi-partisan support from elected officials […]
District Attorney Tom Walsh recently announced that 94 guns were turned in at the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office community gun buyback event. This event was held in collaboration with the Town of Haverstraw Police Department on June 7 at Village Hall in Haverstraw, NY. The Rockland District Attorney’s Office was joined by Haverstraw Town […]
What’s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, June 12th – Wednesday, June 18th Email sierra@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown TAPPAN: Tappan Library, Blood Drive Help save multiple lives, donate blood! The library will be hosting a blood drive taking place from June 13th from 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Walk ins are welcome, but registration […]
This is the story of a street named Bataan Rd. Inanimate though it is, it is a street that helped to define a community of 50,000 soldiers during WWII and would inspire and motivate the troops that took part in the D-Day Invasion, 81 years ago this week. In September 1942, construction began in Orangeburg, […]
Public meetings that helped gather input from the public for Rockland’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update and Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), held their final meeting with members of the community on Thursday evening, June 5, at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill. BFJ Planning of New York City has held a meeting in each of […]