What’s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, September 25th – Wednesday, October 1st Email gillian@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown TAPPAN: Tappan Library, Writer’s Group Meet up to discuss and respectfully critique works submitted by other members in the group. Open to both fiction and nonfiction writers. Registration is required. This event will take place […]
What’s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, September 18th – Wednesday, September 24th Email gillian@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown TAPPAN: Tappan Library, A Historical Portrayal: Lucille Ball In the 1950s, comedienne Lucille Ball captured the hearts of television audiences across the nation. Her wacky hijinks and fearless enthusiasm kept thousands laughing. Off- screen, she […]
New York fell victim to the final strike of Hurricane Ida Wednesday night. At least nine people died in New York City and New Jersey. In Rockland, 85 people were rescued from vehicles submerged in the floods. County Executive Ed Day and New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency.  Day asked residents […]
For many American soldiers who served during World War II, Camp Shanks in Orangeburg was the last piece of American soil they stepped foot on before setting out to liberate Europe. Camp Shanks opened in 1942 and was the largest WWII embarkation camp on America’s East Coast for soldiers heading for the front lines in […]
The Village of South Nyack got the green-light to begin preparing for dissolution. The Village Board voted to approve the village’s dissolution plan on July 30. Orangetown is set to absorb the village in 2022. “We look forward to working together with Supervisor Kenny; along with the Town Council and employees to implement the Dissolution […]
Rosalio Mazariego, head pastry chef and owner of Allie’s Bakery, came from El Salvador to the U.S. with a dream to own his own bakery. That dream came true on July 28. Mazariego and his wife Celia Moscoso, celebrated their hard work alongside Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny, the Small Business Development Center, and the community […]