BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Clarkstown residents brought dozens of items of town history to Town Hall Saturday in the first of several planned collection days seeking artifacts of local history for use in celebrating the town’s 225th anniversary this fall. Clarkstown was created in 1791 when it and Ramapo split off from the Town […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE VILLAGE OF SPRING VALLEY POLICE DEPT. Eddy Perez-Zenteno, 31, of 52 South Madison Avenue, Spring Valley has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree for an alleged attack against a transgender male. The Spring Valley Police Department (SVPD) responded to a report of […]
Rockland’s national breakout sensation, Grace Vanderwaal, will take center stage for a free concert at the Lafayette Theater Saturday, July 30 at 5:30 p.m. Grace is a 12-year-old resident of Suffern, NY and has captured hearts worldwide as she auditioned on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in early June. The young singer and ukulele player gained over 60 million views of […]
FROM THE COUNTY Rocklanders may have noticed a lack of rainfall this spring and summer. As a result of the dry conditions, mandatory water usage limits have been instated and a Stage II Water Emergency, otherwise known as a drought warning, has been declared in the county. County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health […]
Captain Robert Mahon will take over Clarkstown Police Department as Police Chief Michael Sullivan was suspended Wednesday for unknown reasons. While the reason for the suspension is yet a mystery but what is known is that Sullivan recently butted heads with the town board regarding has publicly stated that a firm hired to study the […]
A new bike path has been proposed to offer bikers the chance to avoid riding along the dangerous Route 303. The announcement comes after a car on the dangerous route 303 killed a cyclist. There was another recent accident that left a cyclist injured. Senator David Carlucci was able to secure $100,000 in state funding […]