PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County is about to start a $1 million project to repair a creek embankment in West Haverstraw damaged by a hurricane more than five years ago, County Executive Ed Day has announced. The embankment stabilization project on the Minisceongo Creek just upstream of Samsondale Plaza is being undertaken by the Rockland County Drainage […]
A North Rockland Special Education teacher, Yessenia Vasquez, 43, of Garnerville was arrested Thursday, February 16 for alleged misconduct toward a Stony Point Elementary special needs student under her supervision. The Rockland County Times has learned that Vasquez’s alleged infractions include placing a disruptive student in the classroom closet on several occasions. Vasquez faces the following charges: Endangering […]
The surprise early favorite for the 2017 Spring Valley mayoral race is former Village Justice Alan Simon. He was stripped of his judge’s robes several months ago by a state Appeals Court panel, but some political observers believe he has enough popularity amongst various Spring Valley constituencies to win the November race. Â The seat is […]
PRESS RELEASE– Royal Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System (BSCHS), a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), in late January announced a multi-year, strategic partnership agreement with a total value of $180 million. The agreement will make Philips solutions available to BSCHS in support of their goal to transform the delivery […]
PRESS RELEASE-Â Rockland County Executive Ed Day would like to remind veterans that they must now make a reservation for transportation from the clinic in New City to other VA facilities for medical care. “We won our battle to keep the VA shuttle bus,” he said. “But the service must now be booked in advance.” The […]
PRESS RELEASE– The former Pfizer industrial complex in Pearl River purchased by IRG more than a year ago is about to emerge as a high tech business hub, with Rockland Community College leading the revitalization project. The RCC Innovation Center at Pearl River will offer resources to businesses at every stage of development. Prioritizing job […]