The Town of Haverstraw and Rockland County Emergency Services offered a special thanks and honor to Haverstraw’s own Andrew Kolesar for his bravery in saving a fellow firefighter from a blaze in 2011. Kolesar received a Medal of Valor at a special ceremony Monday at Town Hall. He has already been named Volunteer Firefighter of […]
A new county-wide initiative to get more fresh vegetables & fruits on tables of those in need Social services agency Catholic Community Services of Rockland today announced a new county-wide initiative to provide more fresh fruits and vegetables to those most in need. The Haverstraw-based nonprofit unveiled “Produce the Produce” to a crowd of participants […]
New venue: Manny Lopez Complex The Haverstraw Little League has been awarded, by Little League Baseball and Softball International-Williamsport, PA, the New York State Senior League Softball Championships (ages 14-16) for the next three years. HLL has hosted and sponsored the championships for the past four years, and based on the success of the tournament […]
BY JARED RODRIGUEZ PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE To find a true, growing and bustling economy in Rockland County, one must look to the 19th century. Prior to Euclidean zoning rules, which effectively ended real economic growth in the suburbs, entrepreneurs manufactured products, housed workers nearby, and supplied the goods and services that those workers required. […]
A-list celeb Jonah Hill makes an appearance in Garnerville, chats with fans BY MICHAEL RICONDA It was Hollywood on the Hudson in Garnerville all day Monday, as a film crew worked from dawn till dusk at Sparky’s Diner on Route 202. Inside, actor Jonah Hill shot scenes which will be used in the upcoming Brad […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE With a deadline of April 19, the Haverstraw-based theatre group Shades Rep is going to the Internet with Kickstart and doing advertising in the Rockand County Times, educational journals and theater publications to raise the funds to present a national tour of “Freedom Summer,” written by Stony Point resident William Tucker. […]