County borrows $60 million to pay down debt In the second move of its kind this year and the fourth in two years, the County Legislature unanimously voted to borrow $60 million to pay its bills, ensuring it is not delinquent in its obligatory payments but racking up more future debt to be paid down. […]
Two striking photos of Saturday, June 23’s “Supermoon” by local photo-man Thomas Mcguire
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF What can you say about Progressive Insurance’s contagiously quirky advertising icon Flo? She’s a one-of-a-kind; but did you know, she’s also a North Rockland-kind? That’s right, the face and voice behind the advertising sensation Flo is Stony Point native Stephanie Courtney, daughter of retired longtime North Rockland High School high school social studies […]
June 30 – Ramapo, Celebration of Liberty & Pride will be at Rockland Community College. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the event features local entertainment, skydivers and the bands, Groovy Tuesday, Ryan Volser, Chevonne and the Fuzz and Kick Start Charlie. A sensational fireworks display will start at 9:30 p.m. by Zambelli Fireworks International. […]
Oswald Boncoeur has been identified as the West Haverstraw Grouch who has filed numerous complaints about children playing basketball in his street. At a recent village board meeting Boncoeur cited an arcane village regulation that banned all ball-playing in streets–even side streets like his own–and local parents are worried that their children might be barred […]
Police sources tell the newspaper the town is fibbing Following the FBI raid on town hall in early May, Ramapo police made the unusual move of publicly announcing the overtime costs of an anti-Internet event held by persons within the Hasidic and Orthodox community at the ballpark in Pomona the following week. Police said over […]