Phillip Mathangani Lives on Through Scholarship Fund Created by Friends

BY ERIN MAHER On Saturday, May 18, over 100 people attended the Phillip Mathangani Flag Football Tournament and Barbeque at Charles S. Eccher Park in Stony Point. The proceeds from the tournament and barbeque went to the Philip Mathangani Scholarship Foundation. The Philip Mathangani Foundation was created last year, after North Rockland High School Class […]

Stony Point Senior Citizens Club Holds Annual Anniversary Party

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – The Stony Point Senior Citizens Club celebrated its 43rd annual anniversary party at the ballroom of the Patriot Hills Golf Course on May 22, honoring members and ushering in new board members for the year of 2013. “Everybody’s here to have a good time and have a good meal,” […]

Abato Sued NYPD, FDNY & Charities Over T-Shirt “Stampede”

Abato Sued NYPD, FDNY & Charities Over T-Shirt “Stampede”

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – Normally, hockey injuries occur on the ice, but according to a lawsuit from Suffern village trustee and 2013 mayoral candidate Trish Abato, a longstanding fan tradition at sporting events was enough to inflict injuries for which she filed suit against various parties, including charitable ones. According to court documents from […]

A Safe Sea of Yellow at Rockland Lake

New York school bus drivers hold safety competition at Rockland Lake BY ERIN MAHER One hundred and three road-ready bus drivers competed this past Saturday, May 18, at the 42nd Annual New York State School Bus Safety Competition. The competition, held at Rockland Lake State Park, was sponsored by the New York School Bus Contractors […]

PALISADES FCU ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

PALISADES FCU ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Palisades Federal Credit Union, the largest Rockland County based Credit Union, announced six recipients of their annual George Hatala scholarship. Scholarships were presented at the Credit Union’s annual meeting at the Comfort Inn in Nanuet, NY. One of the six scholars also received a scholarship from the Rockland and Westchester Credit Union chapter. Combined the […]

Orangetown to Back Water Desalination Proposal; 3-2 Split Vote Expected Next Tuesday

BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown appears to have switched sides and now supports, barely, a controversial proposal to require a special public hearing on United Water Resources request to construct a water desalination plant in the Hudson River at Haverstraw. The proposal received a second, hour-long public comment period […]