Second annual United Latin Parade combines Dominican, Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian traditions in one large event BY SARA GILBERT The second annual United Latin Parade of Haverstraw, celebrating Dominicans, Puerto Ricans and Ecuadorians, was held on Sunday, July 15 beginning at noon. The event brought 2,000 to 3,000 spectators to the streets. The event was […]
BY SARA GILBERT The board of the North Rockland Central School District met Tuesday, July 17 to discuss hiring a new assistant principal, a new mandatory concussion policy for athletes and a grant application for safer walking paths to school. After roll call and the minutes in the last meeting were approved, the meeting began […]
BY SARA GILBERT The Town of Haverstraw board met on Monday, July 16 to discuss grant-funded projects, employee contracts, billing Rockland County and one resident’s concerns about noise and financial stability. Supervisor Howard Phillips proudly announced that both the Bowline Park lights improvement project and new furniture for the courtroom will not be using any […]
Passerby’s on Route 9W have surely noticed that old Stony Point Post Office, which had been collecting dirt for well over a decade, is undergoing renovations. Stony Point Supervisor Geoff Finn told the Rockland County Times that the old postal location will become an office for a local electrician.
On Monday, July 23, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Rockland Boulders and Ovations Food Services will be hosting a blood and bone marrow donor drive at Rockland Boulders Baseball, located at 1 Provident Bank Park Drive in Pomona, in honor of 5-year-old Gabrielle DiCarlo. She was diagnosed with cancer in January and has […]
Towns Band Together to Bill the County In an act of revenge against the county for passing on new costs to towns, Rockland’s five towns are going to now send the county all bills for maintenance and utilities on county roads. They are exploring legal options as well in case the county refuses to pick […]