Many options for a nearby summer adventure BY ERIN MAHER The current state of the economy has shown a movement of cost cutting and dabbling in low-cost luxuries in order to maintain financial stability. A new trend that has become popular in recent years is the “staycation,” which is the practice of forgoing expensive destination […]
BY ERIN MAHER 1. Visit a local park – Rockland County has an abundance of parks for the public to enjoy. With 11 state parks and over 50 county, town, and village parks, there are plenty of places to get out and enjoy the weather and outdoors. Many of the parks offer various recreational fields […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Parents and children gathered for the 2012 Summer Kid’s Concert held by the Recreation Department of Stony Point at Riverfront Park at 6:30 p.m. on June 27. The event, which also involved free giveaways and an ice cream truck, was one of the first of its kind during this summer. It was […]
STORY BY ERIN MAHER PHOTOS BY LAUREN KRAKAUR Music fans flooded into the still brand new ballpark in Pomona for the stadium’s inaugural major music concert on Thursday, June 7. Opened in June 2011, the stadium has hosted professional, college, high school baseball games, charity events, coaching clinics, and other special events. The ballpark’s state-of-the-art […]
The annual watchfires were lit up around Rockland County Tuesday night/Wednesday morning at midnight in honor of America’s war dead. At 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, the traditional Memorial Day, the fires still were churning, even though the flame had taken out most of the fire’s height. Seen here are photos from Haverstraw’s Bowline […]
It may not look too hopeful at the moment, but Supervisor Geoff Finn told the Rockland County Times that the proposed Malloy’s Park in Stony Point “is predicted to be finished in the early fall.” Finn met with the project manager for the park last week, he said. Of course the site on the corner […]