THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 TOWN OF HAVERSTRAW Memorial Ceremony, 7 p.m. at Haverstraw Town Hall. The Town of Haverstraw’s annual 9-11 Memorial Ceremony hosted by the Rockland County Marine Corps League is taking place this Thursday, September 8, 7 p.m. outside Haverstraw Town Hall. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Commemoration Ceremony, 8 – 9 a.m. at Memorial Garden. Speakers include Rockland County […]
The second annual Nyack Family Bike Day will be held on Saturday, September 10, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Nyack’s Memorial Park on the Hudson River. This free event is a celebration of cycling for families and kids — it’s a day for parents and kids to ride bikes, get some safety tips, and join an escorted […]
BUCHANAN – The decision on whether to grant new operating licenses for the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan may be another year or more off. Proceedings are continuing by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with the issues being examined, but the issue of broken or missing baffle bolts may push the process back further, […]
The Town of Clarkstown was the pleased recipient of two New York State grants of $250,000 apiece last week, with the money earmarked for the restoration of the historic Vanderbilt/Budke and Traphagen Houses on Germonds Road in West Nyack. Presenting the grants at a ceremony at the site of the two structures were Assemblyman Kenneth […]
Goodbye to Warm Yesterdays – Hello New Friends and School Days STORY AND PHOTOS BY BJ GRECO The lazy days of summer are quickly drawing to a close and thoughts now turn to the expectations of the new school year. SOCSD students walked, rode school buses, and car pooled their way to their respective school buildings. […]
Local Man Sentenced for “Ponzi” Scheme A Valley Cottage man who plead guilty to securities and wire fraud charges earlier this year was sentenced to more than three years in jail. William Wells, 43, convinced more than 30 investors in his firm, Promitor Capital LLC, to give him money telling them he had consistently received […]