New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance [AREA] honored Rockland Business Association [RBA] President and CEO Al Samuels with the Chairman’s Award. Samuels is an advisory board member to New York AREA and the president and CEO of the RBA based in Pearl River.  The New York Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan presented Samuels […]
Ramapo Residents Fight Townhouses Proposal Ramapo residents are fighting against a proposal to build almost 700 townhouses on the former Minisceongo Golf Club property on Pomona Road. The sale was announced in March and the new owners haven’t filed formal plans for the site, but residents are voicing concern over the potential impact a multifamily-home […]
BY JOE KUHN On Tuesday, the Rockland County Legislature met to vote on amendments to the 2018 county budget and to discuss a number of referrals and resolutions, most notably the Albany push to pass universal health care at the state level. Though efforts to implement universal health care have caused tumult at the national […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Residents of the Nyacks who woould like a bike and pedestrian-friendly environment are one step closer to their goal as environmental consulting firm Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. (FHI) has been hired to design a master bike and walk plan for the area. The Village of Nyack is lead agency for the study, […]
The Rockland Community Foundation’s Annual Christmas Event will be held Christmas Day at Quisqueya Sports Club, 25 Broadway, Village of Haverstraw, 12 noon – 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided to everyone & with a special visit from Santa who will give each child a gift! Event organizers are requesting donations of the following gifts, […]
U.S. Air Force Airman Kelvin F. Alancastro graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Alancastro is the son of Fracisco Alancastro of Garnerville and Diana Gomez of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and step-son of Jaqueline Alancastro of Garnerville. Alancastro completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military […]