TZ crane calamity closes bridge for hours; lanes now reopening

TZ crane calamity closes bridge for hours; lanes now reopening

Photos by Elaine Laurino of South Nyack Coverage from CBS News and Rockland County Government Twitter account Construction Crane Collapses Onto Tappan Zee Bridge; 3 Drivers, 2 Workers Hurt UPDATE — Rockland bound lanes of the TZ Bridge are now open. One Westchester-bound lane reopened at 7 p.m. and a second is due to reopen at […]

ROCKLAND COUNTY, LET’S GET THIS DONE! World-renowned Hoboken Film Festival looking for new home; Rockland County tops list of desired locations

ROCKLAND COUNTY, LET’S GET THIS DONE! World-renowned Hoboken Film Festival looking for new home; Rockland County tops list of desired locations

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The City of Middletown’s loss could become Rockland County’s gain as filmmaker and Hoboken Film Festival producer Kenneth Del Vecchio looks to find a new host for his acclaimed weeklong annual film bonanza. Billed by Fox as “one of the 10 biggest” film festivals in the world, the event has attracted stars […]

Rockland County Executive Ed Day Announces Austerity Plan

PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced a series of austerity measures being put into effect immediately as a result of the Legislature’s failure to move forward quickly enough with the sale of the Sain Building. “The people of Rockland elected me with a very clear mandate: Fix county finances,” Day said. “End the […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rockland County Sunday Funday

On Sunday, July 17 from 1 – 5 p.m. Raymour and Flanigan’s Nanuet location at 43 Hutton Ave. will be holding a Sunday Funday fundraising event to raise awareness and money for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Rockland County. The free children and family event will include bounce houses, kids activities, and light refreshments provided by Caked Up New City. A portion […]

She Outlived the Bridge!

She Outlived the Bridge!

STORY BY LOU ALPERT The background of this story is the completion of the original Tappan Zee bridge in 1955 and a few years later the completion of the construction of the Salisbury Point Cooperative, a four-building landmark luxury housing complex directly overlooking the Tappan Zee bridge and the Hudson river. One of the first individuals […]

GALLAGHER, PERRY AND SCHLAPPICH SHARE $4,500 FIRE SCHOLARSHIPS

GALLAGHER, PERRY AND SCHLAPPICH SHARE $4,500 FIRE SCHOLARSHIPS

The Rockland County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association awarded a total of $4,500 to three graduating seniors last week. James B. Hartwick, Chairman of the RCVFA Stuart L. Gates Scholarship, made the awards the $1,500 awards to Lauren Gallagher, Adrianna Perry and Christopher Schlappich, The ceremony, before family and friends, was July 8 at the monthly RCVFA […]