BY BARRY WARNER The Pearl River school administrators, teachers and staff are ready to motivate and engage their students in learning says School Superintendent Marco F. Pochintesta. He told The Rockland County Times that the current budget includes the expansion of kindergarten to a full-day program. Small-group and individualized teacher-directed activities, as well as child-initiated […]
Thursday, Aug. 20 appearance scheduled for brother-owners; Neighbors discuss situation with Rockland County Times BY ROBERT KNIGHT AND JAMES BERNICK The now infamous party house at 7 O’Grady Court in an upscale Pearl River neighborhood appears to have gone dark, at least for the time being. The Airbnb and Homeaway.com rental listings for the home […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN To learn more about TIME Nyack, the Rockland County Times visited the site earlier this week for a first-hand look what happens before employees enter the 400 High Avenue property. Beams and metal rods gave no indication of the upscale hotel expected to open by November 1. This newspaper […]
A new five-year, $1.1 million U.S. Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO) Program grant has been awarded to Rockland Community College to assist 140 “underserved” students in the successful completion of their postsecondary education. “Higher education opens the door to greater economic opportunity,” said U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Rockland and Westchester. “These federal investments will help […]
Plans to expand existing pipeline next to Indian Point being aggressively fought BY KATHY KAHN The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee on July 29 gave the go-ahead to Spectra Energy to start expanding its compressor station in Stony Point, adding two new ones and upgrading the existing compressor station, much to the chagrin of some residents. […]
Privatization Possible for Blue Hill BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Officials in Orangetown are busy over the summer holidays reviewing several bids the town received in response to its requests for offers from private operators to take over the administration of its Blue Hill Golf Course in Pearl River. Orangetown was the […]