On Sunday May 3rd, at 11:21pm, the West Haverstraw Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 29 Samsondale Ave. Upon arrival, members encountered a fully involved commercial building. WHFD Chief Jose Mulero, the incident commander, stated “We had heavy fire throughout the structure upon arrival and the members went to work fighting this […]
Across the country, AI data centers are popping up like weeds in suburban and rural towns. With these data centers, concerns around utilities, water supply, and job creation follow. Rockland County plays host to the JPMorganChase Datacenter, among others, in Orangetown. Located at the former Psych Center, the existing JP Morgan and Chase data center […]
Here at the Rockland County Times, we are always striving to be the best we can be for our readers. Recently, this growth looked like attending the New York Press Association’s two day conference in Saratoga Springs, where we were lucky enough to be surrounded by top journalists from around the state. During the conference, […]
Since 2024, the Champlain Hudson Power Express has been installing cables from Lake Champlain to bring hydroelectric power to New York City. The construction, which has been ongoing along Route 9W, has wreaked havoc on small businesses in Stony Point, Haverstraw, and Congers. On May 5th, Congressman Lawler, in conjunction with the North Rockland Chamber […]
Rockland County sits 30 minutes north of Manhattan, pressed between the Hudson River and the Ramapo Mountains. It has the restaurant density of a city suburb and the trail systems of the Catskills. For two people trying to spend a few hours together without defaulting to the same tired bar-and-dinner formula, the options here are […]
Our county is facing a housing crisis, and I want to speak directly about what we’re doing to meet that moment. Last Friday, at our annual Rockland County Housing Forum, we announced the launch of our new Keep Rockland Home affordable housing campaign — a focused effort to break down stigma, correct misinformation, and make […]