VENDOR OF THE WEEK
Vijay Patel, owner of Colonel’s Deli in Mt. Ivy. Vijay has a selection of over 20 newspapers at the classic North Rockland shop, including, naturally, the Rockland County Times: North Rockland’s paper since 1888.
Will a New Power Line Project Seize Land and Bypass Local Zoning Regulations in North Rockland?
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Residents and officials continue to examine whether a new project designed to move electrical power from Canada to New York City may circumvent local regulations to take private property in Stony Point under eminent domain, according to local activists and elected officials. The Champlain-Hudson Power Express, a high voltage direct current energy […]
North Rockland Innovators Rise to the Challenge; Earn $6,000 in Startup Competition
BY DIANA BIERMAN Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston held their second iteration of Accelerate—a student innovation and entrepreneurship challenge—in November where five teams were awarded a total of $25,500 for their creative ideas. One of these teams was composed of Rockland residents Stephanie Nannariello, 20, of Thiells and Deborah Massaro, 20, of Stony Point, […]
Storyteller Festival Stimulates the Imagination of the Audience
BY BARRY WARNER Earlier this month, professional storytellers and student members of the Clarkstown North High School and Lakeland High School Storytelling Clubs took part in the 17thAnnual Rockland County Storytelling Festival at the Haverstraw Center. The event was sponsored by the Rockland Teachers Center Institute. Before the Internet, newspapers, radio, and television, the world […]
Sandy Recovery Update
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that the Disaster Recovery Center located in Pomona will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd, and Friday, November 23rd, for Thanksgiving. The center will reopen on Saturday, November 24th, and resume the normal hours of operation from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to assist Rocklanders affected by […]
STONY POINT UPDATE
Several matters of business handled at this week’s town board meeting Tuesday’s Stony Point Town Board meeting was used as an occasion to herald the hard work of the town’s workers and volunteers in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation. The town had to gather forth record manpower as well as record volunteerism from the […]