Rockland/Westchester judge swap Two Rockland and Westchester judges are trading places. Judge Rolf Thorsen of Rockland County is being moved to the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains while Judge David Zuckerman is being moved to the Rockland Courthouse in New City. Chief judge for the 9th Judicial District, Judge Alan Scheinkman, is responsible for […]
Local legend had worked at Tomkins Cove garage since his father opened it in 1940 He was as reliable as the morning sunrise for decade after decade. Sadly, not long after his Tomkins Cove garage closed after 75 years in business, Mr. Larkin was also laid to rest this week. He passed away on New […]
Citizen’s grand jury justifies action for redress of grievance, protesters say BY RAQUEL OKYAY Special to the Rockland County Times Up to 100 concerned citizens have been occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge since Tuesday, complaining that the local and federal government have been behaving tyrannically. The occupation spawned from a protest of about 150 persons […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Clarkstown will be holding its annual Town Board “Reorganization” meeting on Monday, January 4, 2016 in the Town Hall Auditorium. At the event, Supervisor–elect George Hoehmann, the 45th supervisor of the Town of Clarkstown, will deliver his inaugural address, where he will discuss his vision for 2016. Hoehmann told […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN PHOTOS PROVIDED Carolynne Bayer’s fourth-grade classes at Elmwood Elementary School participated in “Wreaths Across America” for the first time this December. The program, which honors veterans, describes its mission as: “Remember, Honor, Teach.” This is carried out in part by coordinating wreath laying ceremonies a specified Saturday in December at Arlington National […]
BY BARRY WARNER Games or challenges can stimulate students’ natural drive to problem-solve. Each challenge in Dr. Cortney Malandra’s third grade class at Cherry Lane Elementary in Suffern was designed to immerse the participants in the experience as they raced against the clock before time expired. In challenge number one, students had to ‘skip count […]