BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA The Rockland County Legislature met on Tuesday, July 10 at the Allison-Parrish building in New City, where they discussed issues regarding Rockland Community College’s budget, final plans for Summit Park Nursing Home, and special education for East Ramapo students. First, the legislature discussed Rockland Community College’s budget for 2012-2013. During the […]
BY PAMELA STERN It is said that a 25th anniversary, is a silver anniversary. This celebration for Nellie and Herb Thomas, who happen to be celebrating their silver anniversary as being entrepreneurs of five McDonald’s franchises, two of which are located in Nyack and Spring Valley. Why did they decide to open McDonald’s franchises? The […]
Village Sensations of Nanuet is one of 16 stores in 12 counties being sued by the New York State Attorney General’s Office for mislabeling substances such as synthetic marijuana and bath salts in order to get around federal and state laws. Undercover investigators bought illegally labeled intoxicants and the transactions were caught on video. Twelve […]
BY SARA GILBERT The Orchards of Concklin celebrated 300 years – 11 generations – of family farming in Pomona with speeches, vendors, and activities as a crowd of excited, high-spirited locals came out for a July 4 birthday party held at the farm. Located at South Mountain Road and Route 45, the Orchards of Concklin […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Demonstrators gathered at Ramapo Town Hall at 7:15 p.m. on July 9 to raise awareness of the town’s budgetary woes and voice their objections to the conduct of Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence. Preserve Ramapo organized the event in response to perceived misuse and diversion of public funds, alleged damage done to […]
5-year pact averages 2.4 percent annual increase BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES A reluctant Orangetown Town Board has approved a new five year contract with the town’s Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, granting an average 2.4 percent pay hike annually through 2015 and keeping all existing benefits in place including pensions, overtime, personal and […]