PRESS RELEASE- Supervisor George Hoehmann announced this week the town-wide launch of the Military Tribute Banner Program for 2017. In 2016, the Town of Clarkstown launched a similar pilot program in New City to honor local veterans and those currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. Residents or businesses can sponsor a veteran or […]
The Village of Suffern’s Easter Egg Hunt and Breakfast with the Bunny will be held on Saturday, April 8. Bagels with the Bunny will follow the egg hunt at the Suffern Community Center, 41 Washington Avenue. Bring your camera to take photos of your child with the bunny. Entries from the Spring Coloring Contest will be […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Matthew Beckerle of Pearl River is back in Rockland County Jail after a series of alleged offenses including stalking one of his victims from a 2015 DWI-induced truck accident, shoplifting and finally an altercation with a local police officer. A drunken Matthew Beckerle injured four people-three seriously-in June 2015, when he lost […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown’s Town Board is expected to give unanimous tentative approval at next Tuesday’s town meeting for JPMorgan Chase Bank to begin construction of the firm’s new multi-million dollar data storage bank in Orangeburg. Chase is in the process of purchasing 61 acres of the former Rockland Psychiatric Center campus […]
The history of Rockland County is the subject of a presentation by local history buff Larry Kigler on Sunday, March 26, 2 p.m. at Rose Memorial Library in Stony Point. Kigler is a collector of memorabilia from the region, particularly antique postcards and photographs. Kigler currently has a collection of historical photographs taken around Rockland […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day & Rockland County Legislature Chairman Toney Earl Announce Compromise Agreements FROM THE COUNTY– In a strong show of cooperation between branches of government, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Legislative Chairman Toney L. Earl announced a series of actions on the Sheriff’s Deputies’ contract, funding for nonprofits, and county finances. […]