By Adam Garvey In recent years, several states and municipalities have taken it upon themselves to redesign the flags that represent them. States like Minnesota and Utah have swapped their old, “Seal on a Bedsheet” style flags for new, more streamlined designs. Since this trend began, I’ve been thinking about how it applies to the […]
New York State Senator Bill Weber was joined on March 6 by Clarkstown Town Supervisor George Hoehmann, members of the Clarkstown Town Board and Legislator Will Kennelly to announce that the long-anticipated repaving of State Route 304 is scheduled to begin this spring, representing a $16 million infrastructure investment following sustained advocacy by Senator Weber’s […]
Part Two, continued from the 02.26.26 edition of the Rockland County Times After two and a half years of furious fighting, MacArthur and his troops returned to the Philippines on October 20, 1944. Before they could be rescued, on that very same day, 1,800 American Prisoners-of-War, including Pvt. Murray Gottlieb, set sail from Manila Harbor […]
This past summer, former North Rockland resident Quaz Degraft took his one-man show In the Black across the Atlantic to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival—the largest arts festival in the world. Degraft’s play, a semi-autobiographical story about ambition and self-discovery, follows Kofi, a street-smart dreamer who charms his way into Wall Street. Kofi’s struggles […]
P.O. Courtney Smith Way was officially unveiled on South Broadway in Nyack on Saturday, February 21, at 2 p.m., honoring the heroic legacy of late Officer Courtney F. Smith. Dozens of family members, community residents, and county officials gathered for the ceremony, which was met with clear skies and sunshine, offering a welcome contrast to […]
When Carol Stoll’s husband passed away two years ago, she found that, like most people who lose a loved one, she wasn’t quite sure what to do with herself. It was in the middle of this grief that Stoll started going to Sparky’s Diner in Garnerville and swiftly became a part of the not-so-exclusive club […]