BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Several Orangetown homeowners learned Tuesday that their properties have been removed from the town’s official floodplain map, saving them an average of $5,000 annually in their insurance rates. The amendment to the town’s official 1982 floodplain map was approved unanimously by the five-member Town BoardTuesday evening, acting on the recommendation […]
The Jewish Home Family is offering an innovative internship program in conjunction with Long Island University (LIU) Rockland campus in Orangeburg, N.Y. Charlene Vannucci, Jewish Home Family’s Director of Volunteer Services, is the creator and coordinator of the program. “This internship program is the very first of its kind,” she said. “The interns get a […]
A two-year old Terrier mix, Bella has a tan coat, a white chest and totally gentle, light brown eyes that look adoringly at anyone near her. She has a wrinkled brow that makes her appear worried. Looks are deceiving because she is a happy girl. Abandoned in Bear Mountain State Park, she roamed around the […]
Separate audits of Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) found they failed to properly manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), allowing abuses such as allowing some conductors to charge overtime for tasks such as washing up for work, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli […]
The North Rockland Lions Club recognized Michelle Byun who is the Clubs 2013-2014 “ Peace Poster” contest winner. Michelle is an eighth grade student at the Field-Stone School in Thiells. With her proud family looking on, she received a $100 check, a certificate of achievement, and a trophy for her winning entry. Second place winner […]
New York State’s Department of Civil Service last week announced a new examination program for job seekers with Bachelor’s degrees. The examination will be used to fill over one hundred entry-level professional titles in a range of disciplines. College seniors expecting to earn a Bachelor’s degree by September 1, 2014 are also encouraged to apply. […]