BY SARA GILBERT The Village of Haverstraw met for its regular board meeting Monday, August 13 to pass laws, discuss rezoning issues, hear residents’ concerns and other business. The board passed Local Law No. 6, which rescinds Local Law No. 5, which had banned tobacco advertising of any sort in Haverstraw stores. Immediately after this […]
Second annual United Latin Parade combines Dominican, Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian traditions in one large event BY SARA GILBERT The second annual United Latin Parade of Haverstraw, celebrating Dominicans, Puerto Ricans and Ecuadorians, was held on Sunday, July 15 beginning at noon. The event brought 2,000 to 3,000 spectators to the streets. The event was […]
Cigarette wars light up as Philip Morris leads coalition of seven tobacco companies and the NY Association of Convenience Stores in lawsuit against Village of Haverstraw Rockland County Times Earlier this year, the Village of Haverstraw, working with POW’R Against Tobacco, took the unprecedented step of banning retail displays of cigarette products in their stores, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Haverstraw’s RCC extension will host event that’s been held in Dutchess County in previous years. The 6th Annual Hudson Valley Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo will be held Friday, May 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rockland Community College Haverstraw Extension Campus in the Village of Haverstraw. This is the first […]
Rockland County Legislature’s majority Democratic caucus has expressed gratitude to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his leadership efforts during the pandemic – and they’ve been joined in a letter of support by elected officials representing numerous towns and villages. In Rockland, 481 people have died during the COVID-19 pandemic and more than 11,000 have tested positive. […]
By: Keith S. Shikowitz Members of the Rockland County Police Hispanic Society (RCPHS), Universal Lions Club, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and Caribe Tapas Restaurant participated in collecting donations of supplies and money for the victims of the recent sets of earthquakes and aftershocks to hit the tiny Caribbean island of […]