The Rockland County Fire Chiefs” Association made its annual scholarship presentations Thursday July 17, at the Tallman firehouse during the monthly RC Fire Chiefs’ Assn. meeting. The awards were presented by scholarship chairman and chaplin Richard Silverberg and and RCFCA president Harold Straut. There were three winners: Zachary Borden, Marissa Martuscelli, and Gabriella Capello. Each […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced that New Yorkers can, for the first time ever, buy tickets online to attend the Great New York State Fair. The Fair, which is themed “Summer’s Best in Show” and runs from August 21 to September 1, has debuted a new online purchasing page on its website that offers […]
BY BILL DEMAREST SUFFERN – A classic Corvette confiscated by police and used in the D.A.R.E. anti-drug education program continues to prove to be a real winner. Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborne said the hot rod won the “Best Paint Job” at the Suffern Fire Department third annual Car & Truck Show on Sunday. The […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – As part of the ongoing effort to prepare Suffern for future weather emergencies, representatives with NY Rising’s Community Rising program hosted a public information and input session on July 22, offering many options for the village’s $3 million in grant funds but few which residents say match the urgency of […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES POLITICAL COMMENTARY Is the government doing a good enough job protecting you from the hazards of outdated sunscreen? Not according to State Senator David Carlucci. The sophomore senator thinks New Yorkers are in danger of from sunscreen over three years old and he is working to pass a new law that mandates expiration […]
READ FULL STORY HERE: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/nyregion/governor-andrew-cuomo-and-the-short-life-of-the-moreland-commission.html?referrer&_r=2 ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: THE NY TIMES Cuomo’s Office Hobbled State Ethics Inquiries By SUSANNE CRAIG, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and THOMAS KAPLAN With Albany rocked by a seemingly endless barrage of scandals and arrests, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo set up a high-powered commission last summer to root out corruption in state politics. It was barely two months old when its […]