Comptroller Wants to See Realistic Fund Balance in Haverstraw. NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on the Town of Haverstraw’s audit, reporting that the municipality’s fund balance has increased from $8.6 million in 2013 to nearly $21 million in calendar 2018. DiNapoli’s auditors recommended that Haverstraw create a realistic budget allowing for current revenues […]
Man arrested for attacking nurse at Nyack Hospital NYACK – Orangetown Police arrested a New City man on a felony assault charge in connection with an assault on a nurse at Nyack Hospital. Aaron Kinlaw, 32, was also charged with misdemeanors of criminal mischief and criminal tampering. He was sent to the Rockland County Jail […]
More Than 200 Children and Families Attended Ramapo’s First Ever Community Spring Clean-Up Event Ramapo, New York – The Town of Ramapo announced it partnered with Keep Rockland Beautiful for its first ever spring community clean-up event. More than 200 children and families attended cleanups in the Bates neighborhood off College Road as well as […]
By Barry Warner O&R supports science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education through classroom projects and professional development for teachers. Grants of up to $1,000 were awarded to 35 Rockland County educators (65 in all from O&R’s service territory) at schools from pre-K to 12th grade on Wednesday May 15th, 2019. Any creative classroom project […]
The sun was shining in Blauvelt on Saturday, May 18th, as runners and walkers gathered together to participate in the Sisters of Saint Dominic Fifth Annual Nun Run/Walk 5K. This annual 5K event, which features a course that starts and finishes at St. Dominic Convent, has become a favorite local race in Orangetown. Gary Holland […]
NEW CITY, NY – –Â Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents that as you welcome the warmer weather and spend more time outside, be sure to protect yourself from tick bites. May is Lyme Awareness Month and that this is the time when ticks start making their […]