BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Two New York State legislators came to West Nyack Monday bearing gifts of gold for Clarkstown officials and historic preservationists – state grant money to help restore two local historic homes owned by the town, one of which is reportedly the second-oldest house in Rockland County. State Senator […]
From GasBuddy Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.29/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.12/g, according to […]
BY BRANDON GUBITOSA The Stony Point Town Board held its only meeting for the month of august on Tuesday, August 9. Two major topics were discussed amongst members during the board meeting. The first was the refinance of two bonds representing $7.6 million of debt. The new proposed rates would save the town close to […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEREMY MOONEYHAM The City of Yonkers joined ALS Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn at Yonkers Raceway/Empire City Casino Sunday for their second annual charity event. Quinn is a Yonkers native who was diagnosed with ALS in 2013 and gained national recognition after assisting in the creation of one of the […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day last week announced the appointment of Tina M. Cardoza-Izquierdo as the new director of the Office for the Aging, replacing June Molof, who retired after 41 years. Ms. Cardoza-Izquierdo has more than 25 years of experience in health care administration, most recently at Nyack Hospital. She lives in New City […]
“Stranger Danger” applicable to reality games BY KATHY KAHN One hundred million young people have already downloaded Pokémon GO to their smart phones, searching for a wild Zubat, a Pinsir or a Pikachu. The free-to-play augmented reality game encourages players to interact in their community in a new way. The problem? Many of the sites where […]