Jobs, staffing, composting top Tuesday Agenda BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Orangetown Town Board was pleased with itself three weeks ago when it announced that it would keep its property tax increase to only 1.9 percent next year, meaning the town would just barely skirt New York State’s mandate to keep […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN There’s an old saying that fish and unwanted houseguests both start to stink after three days. Now there’s a new kind of unwanted guest arriving at our doors that can start to smell a whole lot sooner—the brown marmorated stink bug. First officially identified in Allentown, PA in 2001, this invasive species […]
O&R is scheduled to shift into “high” gear this week as helicopters are deployed to help high-voltage line technicians install new cable at the tops of 130-feet-tall electric transmission towers in Ramapo where a new $11-million electric transmission circuit is under construction. The circuit will run through the towns of Ramapo, Tuxedo, Warwick and Chester […]
Photos by Jeannine Rippa Several churches across Rockland County conducted a procession of animals in which dogs, cats, turtles, snakes and birds, are led to churches for a special ceremony called the Blessing of Pets. This custom is held in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures. The memorial of St. Francis […]
GasBuddy has assembled several interesting gasoline price facts for this week: 1. As of October 15, the US average has had a streak of 70 consecutive days where the price was lower than the same day last year. On August 6, 2013, the US average of $3.628 gal was the last time the country saw […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Rockland County legislature convened on October 16 to unanimously approve two local laws which increase oversight over the county employee rehiring process and seek to improve management of the county fund balance. The first local law prohibits rehiring of employees who will, at some point, receive money from […]