Five firefighters were honored Saturday at the Rockland County Fire Chief’s Association’s Old-Timers Awards Night and dinner held at the Sloatsburg FD firehouse. More than 200 current and former Rockland fire chiefs gathered to honor their own at the annual event on this, the Association’s 60th anniversary. The Active Chief’s Award was given to George […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Community centers, senior housing and more Clarkstown’s Town Board Workshop meeting was especially crowded this past Tuesday. Immediately following the workshop meeting was a special town board meeting that was only called together a few days prior. Police Chief Michael Sullivan warned residents to be careful at ATM machines, as criminal […]
The Pinewood Derby is an annual event held by Scout Pack 2017 in Stony Point. Speed Awards Overall Pack Winners Car # / Scout Name Den Car Name Grand Prize #1 – Shane Blauvelt Bear Cool Bus 2nd Place #65 – Declan Sheehan Wolf Blue/Gold Racer 3rd Place #70 – Nicholas Sullivan Wolf The Dark Knight […]
CONGERS, N.Y. – “This night belongs to me,” shouted a jubilant Alan Albert addressing a crowd of 200-plus “fans” with his trophy held high as the judges named him the Adult category winner of the ARC of Rockland’s 2012 “American Ideal.” For Albert this night was long and coming as he claimed the American Ideal […]
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will soon start a detailed environmental study at Temco Uniforms, a superfund site located at 29 Samsondale Ave, West Haverstraw, NY located in Rockland County. The inactive hazardous waste site where this study will be held is listed as a Class “2” site in the State Registry […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Lauren Shields is an organ donor recipient. She received a new heart, and now at age 9 she is an advocate for people to become organ donors. Last Friday she took the microphone at the naturalization ceremony to tell her story to 75 new Americans at the Rockland County Courthouse in […]