The First Presbyterian Church at the corner of West Main and Church St., Stony Point held its last service on Christmas Eve 2017, parishioners informed the Rockland County Times. The “Presbytery” conducted a final closing service on Sunday, January 7, 2018. One former member of the congregation said, “The church has a fascinating religious past. […]
BY BARRY WARNER The Rockland Community College [RCC] Food Cupboard is part of the county’s safety net for those in need. “The Rockland Community College (RCC) Food Cupboard has been a safeguard for students in challenging circumstances. Students with a self-identified food need can carefully select items from the Cupboard and place them in a […]
SUBMITTED BY JEANNINE RIPPA Hudson Valley Council of the Boy Scouts, Rockland District held a special “Scout Sunday” mass Sunday, Feb. 4 at St. Aedan Church, Pearl River. Auxiiary Bishop of the Arch Diocese of New York, Most Reverend Dominick Lagonegro, was the celebrant for the event. Before the mass concluded, religious emblems were presented […]
A new position of full-time county auditor was established in the 2018 county budget to help keep “a closer eye on the county books.” County Executive Ed Day announced last week that Linda Hill will be those eyes looking closely over county finances. Hill has been a county worker since 1984, most recently in the […]
Standard and Poor’s rated announced another upgrade in Rockland’s bond ratings this week, grading the county’s debt in the A category for the first time in several years. It is the county’s sixth consecutive bond upgrade since 2014. Rockland’s bonds were rated just above junk at that time and the deficit tab reached $138 million. […]
Lawmakers and many longtime Rocklanders remembered John B. Lovett this week, as the former public servant passed away at age 97-year-old. Among Lovett’s offices he served six years as Orangetown town supervisor and three years as a county legislator, rising to become the body’s first-ever chairman. The County Legislature was created in the early 1970s […]