ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES STAFF EDITORIAL After three years in office it is safe to assess County Executive Ed Day as a surprisingly effective budget hawk, a manager who appreciates the value of a pre-quantitative easing dollar (that was an economics joke) and a common sense leader of “the organization” known as the county government. Day […]
BY BARRY WARNER United States Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr. has designated Nanuet Senior High School as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2016. The school, which serves 713 students from 9th to 12th grade, is being recognized as an ‘Exemplary High Performing School’ measured by performance on assessments referenced against national norms. […]
Progressive Insurance’s omnipresent advertisement icon Flo is known to most Americans by now, but did you know the actress behind Flo is a native of Rockland County? On Monday, October 10, the woman behind Flo, Stony Point’s Stephanie Courtney, will come back home, appearing at a fundraiser for Penguin Repertory Theatre in Stony Point. An […]
Old Reform Temple to Become a Yeshiva The United Talmudical Academy of Monsey, a Satmar organization, purchased the former Temple Beth El property on Viola Road in Ramapo, New York. The temple used to be the centerpiece of Reform Judaism in Rockland County. Last year the Temple Beth El congregation merged with Beth Torah in […]
Promises to continue rare tradition of “full service” at no additional cost BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Stony Pointer Jim Maher has stepped up to continue the tradition of full service gas service at the former Larkin’s gas pump and auto repair shop, Rt. 9W in Tomkins Cove, the northernmost gas station in Rockland County. Prior to purchasing the […]
Local Dignitaries Joined Inserra Family at Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony INSERRA PRESS RELEASE After undergoing a top-to-bottom renovation, ShopRite of Tallman, an Inserra Supermarkets store, celebrated its Grand Reopening on September 25 with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and welcomed customers with a variety of giveaways. The redesigned 52,000-square-foot store features a modern new look and expanded services, including free nutrition counseling and wellness programming […]