County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, in partnership with the Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR), is seeking nominations from the county’s arts community and the public for the 24th Annual County Executive Arts Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 at the Cultural Arts Center at Rockland Community College. In addition to honoring […]
The Village of Suffern invites couples living in Suffern to renew their wedding vows at Village Hall at a ceremony where Mayor Dagan Lacorte will officiate. The vow renewal event will happen July 4 at 10 a.m. “We could always use more love in Village Hall,” Lacorte said, “So grab your partner, come down to […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Residents of Stony Point flocked to a special public presentation on the Champlain-Hudson Power Express energy transmission line on June 18 to ask questions and provide commentary, packing the Town Board’s meeting room and the adjacent hallway in a large show of community opposition to the highly-controversial project. The project, which has […]
Heather Barr of Sloatsburg, recent SUNY New Paltz graduate
On the evening of June 6, 2013, at the Nyack Seaport, the Italian American Scholarship Association celebrated their 35th Anniversary. That evening the association presented seven $1,500 awards, in addition to one Pinnacle Award of $4,000, for a total of $14,500. Over three decades this association has financially assisted hundreds of Rockland County students entering […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown’s Volunteer Emergency Services Coalition detailed their plans Tuesday for upgrading eight homes the group controls and leases to local fire, ambulance and police volunteers and their families. The plea came at a workshop meeting of the Orangetown Town Board, at which the council had sought an […]