The Sparkle Shelf

The Sparkle Shelf

Reviews by Donna Lee Miele   Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser Europa Editions, $30 ISBN 9798889661115; also available in large print, ISBN 9798889661559   When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Rizdén Vintage, $18 ISBN 9798217006731   These two international bestsellers are available in English for the first time: Mona’s Eyes is translated from French, […]

Reader’s Letters

Dear Editor, I am 60 years old, disabled, and dependent upon Medicaid and SNAP. Soon enough, I will be dependent upon Medicare. If I do not have medications and access to doctors, I am essentially non-functional. I am struggling to return to work, but without satisfactory resolution of my health problems, I will never be […]

Rockland Detective Completes Course in Half the Expected Time

Rockland Detective Completes Course in Half the Expected Time

Detective Barbara Willen, a criminal investigator with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Investigative Unit, recently completed the Certified Forensic Computer Examiner Course offered by the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS). While candidates are given nearly six months to complete the program, Willen completed it in three. The course tests fundamental computer digital forensic […]

Lawler Calls CHPE Construction an “Economic Crisis” in Stony Point

Lawler Calls CHPE Construction an “Economic Crisis” in Stony Point

Last week, Congressman Lawler called on Governor Hochul to immediately intervene and provide relief to small businesses in Stony Point that are facing devastating economic consequences due to overlapping state-approved construction projects along Route 9W. In a letter dated September 18th, Congressman Lawler called on the governor to end the overlapping work, reschedule either O&R […]

Day Announces Proposed 2026 Budget

County Executive Ed Day has unveiled his proposed 2026 $913.8 million budget, which includes zero County Property Tax increase. “As we began this year’s budget process it was my intent to once again cut your taxes. We have cut them by 4% over the past two years, but unfortunately, we are facing increasing costs and […]

Community News 10.02.2025

Community News 10.02.2025

What’s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, October 2nd – Wednesday, 8th Email gillian@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown   TAPPAN: Tappan Library, Board Game Night: Abducktion A strategy game of duck matching, a UFO, and logic! Players are all interns on an alien UFO, working for an intergalactic corporation that has one main function: abducting […]