BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown officials and residents gave a rousing welcome to JP Morgan Chase Tuesday evening as America’s largest bank unveiled its plans to locate a huge electronic data center in a multi-million dollar facility in Orangeburg. The data storage facility, which could cost over $100 million and bring untold […]
Cat lovers seek humane solution BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Rockland County’s feral cat population has soared in recent years to an estimated 50,000 stray felines living in hundreds of small colonies in abandoned buildings, backyards and wooded areas from Palisades to Bear Mountain to Suffern, and every community and park […]
The Historical Society of Rockland County will soon host the annual Rockland County Executive’s Historic Preservation Merit Awards, now in their 27th year. These awards, presented during National Historic Preservation Month in May, recognize outstanding historic preservation efforts in Rockland County. HSRC welcomes nominations for and from individuals, organizations, businesses, and municipal representatives for achievements […]
Sullivan Hearings Delayed Clarkstown’s suspended police chief, Michael Sullivan’s, hearing on departmental charges accusing him of destroying potential evidence has been postponed until later this month. The hearing was abruptly adjourned in January and was scheduled to resume Wednesday but called off because witnesses on both sides were unable to attend. Testimony is now slated […]
PRESS RELEASE– The Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc. is offering its Comprehensive 60 Hour Entrepreneurial Training Course for the first time in Rockland County. The course will be held at the Sufffern Village Hall meeting on Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. The program launches February 28. The course covers all of the essential components of starting […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE– County Executive Ed Day this week presented the 2017 Buffalo Soldier Award to Spring Valley pastor and U.S. Army veteran Weldon McWilliams. Pastor McWilliams served his country proudly in the US Army in the 1960s. It was then that he received his calling to serve God through the ministry. For almost 50 […]