VENDOR OF THE YEAR

STONY’S FOOD AND NEWS 1 Stone Ridge Plaza, Stony Point/Tomkins Cove, Owner Vijay Wadhwa As 2012 comes to a wrap it’s time to show appreciation to our sales vendors, and to also name this year’s Vendor of the Year. It’s not an easy choice, with such all-American venues as B’s Nest Deli, Lane’s Deli, Sparky’s […]

Rockland County Legislature Votes to Override Executive’s Budget Veto

BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature voted by a significant margin to override County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef’s veto of the amended 2013 budget at its meeting on December 18. Of the 17 legislators, only Legislators Frank Sparaco, Nancy Low-Hogan, and Chris Carey voted against the override, a significantly higher tally that the seven […]

GAS PRICE FALLS AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES

Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 5.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.72/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has fallen 8.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.25/g, according to gasoline price […]

America Mourns

 Americans from coast to coast are still in mourning following the shocking murder of 26 people, including 20 first graders, at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in the normally quiet town of Newtown, Connecticut on Friday. PHOTOS BY RICK SAMUELS                               […]

Transit Schedules for Christmas and New Year’s Holidays

POMONA – The Rockland County Department of Public Transportation has announced that transit service in Rockland County will be altered during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks. Go to www.rocklandbus.com for links to all transit systems serving Rockland. Friday 12/21/12 and Friday 12/28/12: • Transport of Rockland (TOR), TRIPS paratransit and all other bus […]

PRESERVATION LEAGUE AWARDS PRESERVE NEW YORK GRANT

Rockland County organization secures $7,724 Press Release The Preservation League of New York State recently announced a grant to the GARNER Arts Center, formerly GaGa. The League made a grant of $7,724 to complete a State and National Register Historic District nomination for the Garnerville Arts and Industrial Center Complex. The Garner Print Works, now […]