BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Rockland County appeared to be in good fiscal shape in the last fiscal year, according to preliminary findings by auditors contracted to examine the county’s finances. According to draft figures compiled by O’Connor Davies, the audit firm tasked with examining the county’s fiscal state, the county did well last […]
BY KATHY KAHN The Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor is sited in the very place General George Washington commanded troops during the American Revolution and awarded the Badge of Merit to wounded soldiers, which later became known as the Purple Heart. The museum recently re-opened after a $2.1 million renovation, offering a […]
Multi-vehicle crash in Ramapo kills two, backs up Thruway for miles A truck cut across two lanes of traffic on the State Thruway in Ramapo on Friday, killing both the driver and passenger of the vehicle and injuring two more in a pile-up that snarled traffic deep into New Jersey. The accident occurred when the mattress ox truck, […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Rockland County and Clarkstown officials are rushing to try and save a nearly 300-year-old Dutch barn in New City before it collapses from old age and lack of attention. And those officials have more than a casual interest in preserving the old barn at the Cropsey Farm […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Steve Moscatello’s delivery route for Carousel Cakes in Nanuet takes him through the streets of Manhattan, and the views sadden him. “Driving at night, delivering cakes, I see a slew of homeless people,” the Piermont resident said. To keep them warm and ease their discomfort as best he could, and to honor the […]
Report was prepared with figures provided by UWNY BY JANIE ROSMAN In a shock move, United Water New York recently left the Rockland County Water Task Force table after disagreeing with the findings of an independent report produced with figures it supplied to nationally renowned conservation and efficiency expert Amy Vickers. “United Water will continue to […]