BY BARRY WARNER A model air show that took place this past weekend, sponsored by the Rockland County Radio Control Club (RCRCC) and the Town of Clarkstown. The former landfill located on Route 303 behind the Clarkstown Transfer Station in West Nyack became the site for some high-flying action on Saturday, June 22 when ‘pilots’ […]
Orangetown Gets Quick Approvals on RPC Projects BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown is suddenly making rapid progress on its decade-old plans to re-develop the sprawling 348-acre former Rockland Psychiatric Center campus it owns in Orangeburg, announcing lightening fast approvals Tuesday evening for two of its more pressing projects […]
The Rockland County YMCA conducted its 124th Annual Meeting at the Nyack Seaport recently to honor many outstanding volunteer leaders and elect new officers and board members for 2013 John Colgan, an architect from Upper Nyack received the George Schofield Distinguished Service Award for his dedicated service on the YMCA Board of Directors, and for […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Nanuet – The Nanuet Fire District presented a detailed proposal of their new firehouse at a June 20 community meeting, showcasing plans to replace their current location at 7 Prospect Street with a structurally up-to-date, spacious building. Nanuet Fire District Chairman Harold Straut explained the plan is based on a set of […]
Chief Brian J. Moore has announced that the Stony Point Police Department received its reaccreditation from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Law Enforcement Accreditation Council. Chief Brian J. Moore, Supervisor Geoff Finn, Town Clerk Joan Skinner and Lt. Keith Williams, the department accreditation program manager attended the Accreditation Council meeting, in […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Most elementary school teachers have stories to tell and opinions to share about the funny, unique and remarkable children they encounter throughout their careers. Very few, however, have gone so far as to memorialize those tales for the world to read. But that is just what Judy Schulman Goldstein has done in […]