BY MAUREEN MOLLAHAN Jimmy Place was not like other kids. “He was brave, strong, inspiring, always smiling. Family was big for him”, recalled his older sister, Melissa. “Now, my best friend is gone.” On June 3, the Walk for Cystic Fibrosis will be in memory of Jimmy. This year will be the Third Annual Cystic […]
The annual watchfires were lit up around Rockland County Tuesday night/Wednesday morning at midnight in honor of America’s war dead. At 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, the traditional Memorial Day, the fires still were churning, even though the flame had taken out most of the fire’s height. Seen here are photos from Haverstraw’s Bowline […]
The Clarkstown Police Crime Prevention Unit is sponsoring a free VIN (vehicle identification number) etching program to be held on Saturday, June 2 at the Clarkstown Police Department, 20 Maple Avenue, New City from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. “Watch Your Car” VIN program is a nationwide program in which vehicle owners can have the […]
Woopsie daisy! Good thing Vinny Reda was fast on his toes at Tuesday night’s County GOP Convention held in Clarkstown, because Ramapo GOP chairman Michael Dolan forgot to remove GOP Committeeman and former Airmont Mayor John Layne- recently hit with felony corruption charges- from the town’s delegate roll. As each town was reading their roll […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Rockland County Times received word on Tuesday that Larry Clay Dillard, a fixture in the Haverstraw and greater Rockland community, had died earlier that morning. Larry was a lawyer known among other things for his willingness to represent deserving folks who could not otherwise afford decent representation and was also a […]
BY MAUREEN MOLLAHAN On Tuesday, May 29, The Italian American Scholarship Association celebrated their 34th Anniversary by awarding nine local high school students scholarships. This year, Committee Chairman John V. Parrella and Co-Chair John R. Lagana announced that the Association will also contribute $1,000 to the Children of Fallen Patriots, which will finance two students […]