Former Rockland County Times editor & author of columns on local history, Robert Knight, will be laid to rest 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, May 8 at Pearl River Cemetery. Knight was also the the town historian of Clarkstown, amongst his many roles. His complete obituary is below: Congers – Rockland County journalist Robert P. Knight died at […]
Newburgh – With Senator Bill Larkin by his side, Councilman Tom Basile on Saturday launched his campaign for the New York State Senate, promising to fight for taxpayers. “For nearly 30 years, the people of our area have trusted Bill Larkin to fight for them in the Senate at a time when our state government too […]
BY JOE KUHN The weather is getting warmer, but spring is not all sunshine and roses. The population of disease-carrying deer ticks has been on the increase and with the warmer weather, these pests tend to emerge. “We are in the middle of a tick explosion,” Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer warned during a press conference […]
Hundreds are expected to participate and thousands to line the streets of the 15th annual North Rockland Community 5K Run/Walk, which will begin and end at Bowline Park on Sunday, June 3. The popular race also is a fundraiser for local persons faced with serious health problems. Town of Haverstraw Supervisor Howard T. Phillips, Jr., Town of Stony […]
On April 27, 50 Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) students (and five chaperones) returned from the 2018 New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships in Syracuse with stories of success! The BOCES team walked away with gold and bronze medals in the following categories: Health Knowledge Bowl: FIRST PLACE – Tanya […]
Securing 1.9 million meals for local families in need and restocking eight local food banks with more than 240 tons of needed non-perishable goods, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 announced the final results for their second annual Feeding Our Families / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias food drive on Saturday, April 28. Hosted in […]