BY BARRY WARNER All the world loves a clown and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Clowns R Us troupe loves to make people happy. The 30 members perform shows and skits to bring joy and laughter to school children and people in senior centers, nursing homes, hospitals plus assisted living residences. The training and […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL On Tuesday evening at the town board meeting for Clarkstown, Detective Eileen Malloy announced the graduates of this year’s Youth Court. Malloy is the director of Youth Court in Clarkstown. This group is the 45th class to graduate since starting up in 1981. The 550 members that have graduated in all […]
Shelter Leaders & Town Officials Initiate Talks BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Volunteers who run Rockland County’s Hi-Tor Animal Shelter in Pomona received a warm reception Tuesday evening from the Orangetown Town Board, as the non-profit agency appears to have virtually given up in its quest to build a newer, bigger and […]
Cliff L. Wood, EdD, President of Rockland Community College, has been named distinguished alumnus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. In TAMU-Commerce’s 124-year history, only 123 individuals have received this recognition. The award will be presented at Texas A&M University-Commerce during a campus ceremony on April 19, 2013. Dr. Wood is being honored for his contributions to […]
As mother nature teased Rocklanders with a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon, a winter goliath was gathering steam. These kids in Haverstraw played basketball in the relatively balmy weather Tuesday, unaware a major winter storm was soon to come. As the Rockland County Times goes to print several inches of the white stuff and strong winds are […]
Longtime Rockland County Times publisher (recently publisher emeritus), businessman and real estate developer, and influential voice in Rockland politics Armand Miele has passed away today at the age of 84. Miele was principal owner of the Rockland County Times since 1998, moving the offices to downtown Nanuet, New York, where his real estate office was […]