Photos by Laurie Wohl The Blauvelt Lions Club had their annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Lions Park this past Monday. The national anthem was sung by Alice Ryan and the Orangetown Poet Laureate, Rose Marie Racioppi created a poem specifically for this event. The guest speaker was Master Sgt. Misker Derseh and the colors […]
You can help support Rockland Counyt’s 100 percent volunteer fire fighters this week by doing some simple shopping Saturday, June 7 at the Fire Training Center. Rain date for the event is Sunday, June 8. The center, which also features a popular museum, is located at 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive. It’s not too late to […]
NEW CITY – Clarkstown police officers taking part in the national “Click It or Ticket” crackdown on driver’s who don’t use seat belts issued 162 tickets as a result of the special enforcement effort. Town police took part in the stepped up enforcement from May 19 to June 1, looking for motorists not using seat […]
Signal fires a date back to Revolutionary War times BY BILL DEMAREST PIERMONT – Rockland County veterans and their families last night kicked off the annual Watchfires throughout the county as a way of remembering those lost to war and those still missing in action. This is the 28th year that the Watchfires have been […]
Nanuet senior Lilly Klaver was recognized with the 2014 “Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen” award. Supervisor Alex Gromack is pictured with Ms. Klaver.
BY JANIE ROSMAN An alternate boating route to the proposed channel in Piermont has been identified two months after residents and businesses lobbied project officials to reopen the Piermont Channel near Cornetta’s Restaurant & Marina. Instead, they said they found another access for boaters. “After meeting with marina owners and boating groups to hear their concerns, the […]