Family Fun at Annual YouthFest/Govermentment Day

Family Fun at Annual YouthFest/Govermentment Day

BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Being cooped up inside all winter can be tough for a family with young children. Once spring comes, there are always many outdoor activities to partake in, but for now the choices are limited. Luckily this past weekend there was a kid=friendly event at Rockland Community College. Sunday, March 10 was […]

CLARKSTOWN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND OF “THE CHALLENGE”

CLARKSTOWN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND OF “THE CHALLENGE”

Clarkstown South High School has advanced to the second round of MSG Varsity’s, “The Challenge,” and will take on Iona Preparatory School on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision’s Optimum, Channel 14. CSHS is joined by 31 other schools from Westchester-Hudson Valley as they progress through the Regional Rounds in trying to […]

Two Girl Scouts Receive Gold Award

Two Girl Scouts Receive Gold Award

Two members of Girl Scout Troop 40114 of the Minisceongo-Central Haverstraw Service Unit received their Gold Awards at a special ceremony on Saturday, March 9 at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. Both have been Girls Scouts since Kindergarten and are currently seniors at North Rockland High School. Olivia Vetrano earned her Gold Award for “Juliana’s Blessing,” […]

TIMELINES 3/14/13

Stephen Baldwin Avoids Felony Charges with Plea Deal Actor and Rockland resident Stephen Baldwin recently reached a plea deal with county prosecutors in which he will plead guilty to one charge of failing to pay income taxes and pay a hefty invoice in exchange for staying out of prison. Baldwin will be required to pay back […]

Valentine Working on Something Special

Valentine Working on Something Special

Grant Valentine, a veteran parole officer, former candidate for state senate, and all-around pillar of the community, told the Rockland County Times he and several other concerned Rocklanders are working on creating the county’s first charter school. The school would be built in the Town of Ramapo and seek to provide another option for beleaguered […]

Rockland Community College Considers Dormitory Plans

Rockland Community College Considers Dormitory Plans

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – Rockland Community College has begun a discussion on the possibility of introducing new dormitories to accommodate additional students and bolster enrollment numbers. In an interview with the Rockland County Times, RCC Director of Communications Tzipora Reitman explained the ideas had not yet reached a planning stage and no timetable was […]