A photo of a family standing around and their child sitting on the 9/11 Memorial in Haverstraw Bay Park roiled ethnic tensions in Rockland County this week and gained the attention of Rockland County Executive Ed Day as well as a controversial Hasidic Jewish organization that recently put out an even more controversial video “The […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The sudden and unexpected demolition of the historic 1752 Abram Lent House in Orangeburg Saturday has led to an outpouring of outrage throughout Rockland County and even the United States, and has led to the creation of online media efforts to “make sure this never happens again […]
Press Release This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the charter that formed the Historical Society of Rockland County. To mark of this important milestone, we asked members to share their thoughts on the county’s most formative events of the past 50 years. Their responses have inspired “A Half-Century of History, 1965-2015: […]
County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Human Rights S. Ram Nagubandi today announced that seven individuals have been inducted into the Civil and Human Rights Hall of Fame during the 12th Annual Civil Rights Hall of Fame luncheon in Nyack. The 2014 inductees were selected from a list of distinguished nominees selected by the Human […]
On April 11 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., the first ever North Rockland Sports Day For Charity will take place at NRHS. All proceeds will go directly to Stand Up To Cancer, Boomer Esiason Foundation, and Friends of Karen. The event will feature obstacle courses, relay races, sports, and many more fun-filled activities for adults […]
Drone law scrutinized by public; Hood vows to bring bill back to committee for changes BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – A proposed law which would have limited the use of aerial drones met with criticism in the County Legislature, with enthusiastic remote control hobbyists expressing concerns over potential over-reach and over-regulation of harmless recreational and […]