As New York State’s 2027 deadline for zero-emission school buses approaches, Sustainable Westchester, State Senator Shelley B. Mayer, and the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents (LHCSS) convened over 50 education leaders from more than 25 school districts, along with state agencies, utilities, and clean energy experts at the Westchester County Center October 17 to […]
On Saturday, October 19, 2025 during the third “No Kings” demonstration, my right to safely demonstrate was not enforced by the Clarkstown Police. The anti-Trump Demonstrations of this past weekend were the largest so far as these massive demonstrations keep growing. I thought my right to safely counter demonstrate had been secured based upon the […]
In advance of the local elections, the Rockland County Times sent out a series of questions to both incumbents and challengers, asking them to share their responses with our readers. Incumbents and challengers received slightly different questions regarding their campaign to best highlight their work. The profiles have been very lightly edited (grammar, spelling, length). […]
Earlier this month, the Rockland County League of Women Voters ran a candidate’s forum for the mayoral race in Piermont. The Rockland County Times received copies of the forum where the two faced off. Nate Mitchell and Kevin Timoney were both on hand for the event and reviewing the forum there are clear differences in […]
NYS Senator Pete Harckham has announced that an additional $1 million in financial aid from the Senate is being appropriated for the North Rockland Central School District (NRCSD) in the FY2025-2026 State Budget. The funding, the third time the State Senate has come through for the North Rockland schools, will be combined with the school […]
Harckham and Eachus speak on withheld transit funding “President Trump’s withholding of the needed $18 billion for vital New York transit projects will kill 95,000 jobs, cost businesses more than $87 million and rob the regional economy at least $19.6 billion,” New York State Senator Pete Harckham said. “The move will also deprive Rockland County […]