OVERTURNED SCHOOL BUS IN NEW CITY

From RCT freelancer Bill Demarest reports at 2 p.m. November, 22 an overturned school bus on Laurel Road and Route 304 in New City; Clarkstown police at scene, ambulance on the way. No one trapped. At least four injuries, according to police.

Public Hearing on Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) Held in Stony Point: Residents, Union Leaders and Elected Officials Speak Out

Public Hearing on Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) Held in Stony Point: Residents, Union Leaders and Elected Officials Speak Out

BY CHERYL SLAVIN On Monday night a standing room only crowd of about 250 people at the Stony Point Center attended a public hearing conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeking public comment about the proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) power line and the plans to […]

REMEMBERING JFK

REMEMBERING JFK

Fifty years since assassination Friday, November 22 marks half a century since President John F. Kennedy was shot dead in Dealy Plaza, Dallas, Texas at the age of 46. He is the most recent U.S. president to be assassinated or die in office. The event unquestionably was a defining moment for several generations of Americans […]

RCT Gives New Regal Cinema TWO THUMBS UP

RCT Gives New Regal Cinema TWO THUMBS UP

Comfortable, accessible and less noisy than the mall! There has been some shuffling of the Rockland County movie theatre deck in the past month, and for the first time in a decade, options are improving for Rockland consumers. When the Palisades Mall and its 21-theatre megaplex came to town over a decade ago, small theaters […]

APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR ANNUAL MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT

The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Citizenship Education and the New York Bar Foundation, in conjunction with the Rockland County Bar Association/Law-Related Education Program, are pleased to announce that New York’s Annual High School Mock Trial Tournament for senior high school students (grades 9-12) will be held this winter. General coordination of the […]

Timelines 11/21/13

Republicans may attempt to curb presidential powers Republicans have long been critical of Obama, referring to many of his actions as abuses of power, but now they may act to regain some control over government functions. Republicans are starting to push back against executive actions which conservatives characterize as means to bypass constitutionally-mandated work across […]