State capital funding a no-go without Abato’s approval BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – State capital funding for portable flood barriers in Suffern’s most vulnerable areas is not likely to go forward, owing to a single nay vote from an otherwise unanimous Village Board. According to Suffern Trustee Edward Markunas, Suffern Mayor Patricia Abato’s signature was […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN The Nyack Chamber of Commerce’s 4th annual Classic Car Night turned the heart of the village into a trip down memory lane. “Owners come to display their cars…it’s not a competition,” explained Chamber Vice President Roger S. Cohen. Main Street from Franklin Street to Broadway was bustling with people, […]
BY KATHY KAHN Tomkins Memorial Church has been standing in Tomkins Cove since 1840; first on Church and Spring St. in the hamlet and since 1973 at its current prominent location on Route 9W. If its small but active congregation has its way, it will be there for another 175 years. The church on July […]
Streit’s Matzo moving production to Rockland After much speculation as to their new location, Streit’s Matzo seems to have settled on Rockland County as the site for a new commercial bakery. The company, based in the Lower East Side, was initally rumored to be planning a move to Tarrytown. Instead, both Streit’s Matzo co-owner Aaron […]
BY BARRY WARNER Barbara Noyes earns this week’s title of unsung heroine for her work devising and organizing the annual Penguin Plunge in Nyack. The Penguin Plunge, a 501C3 charity, is the brainchild of Barbara, a South Nyack Police Officer, and is administered with support from local resident Mike Lynch and many others. Each year […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Elaborate ceremonies marking the completion of the project were held Friday, including the cutting of a red, white and blue banner, politicians glad-handing a smiling crowd and the driving of two Tappan fire engines across the new structure, as if to demonstrate its strength and durability. It […]