Rockland County Fireworks & Other Celebrations (Westchester County fireworks over the Hudson River also listed) FRIDAY, JUNE 29 – Bear Mountain State Park, 55 Hessian Drive – Bear Mountain; 9 – 10 p.m. Come early to secure a spot. Fireworks at Dusk.More info: 845-786-2701 x 242 https://parks.ny.gov/parks/13 SATURDAY, JUNE 30 – Village of Nyack’s 4th of July Fireworks Celebration will be […]
BY JOE KUHN This week the Rockland County Legislature voted to confirm the appointment of their newest member, Itamar Yeger, the executive assistant district attorney and chief of appeals for the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. Yeger, a former New Hempstead trustee and Ramapo councilman, will be filling the seat vacated by legislator Ilan Schoenberger […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Angles of Reflection, Saturday, June 2 from 1 – 5 p.m. at Garner Arts Center, Garnerville featuring Ruth Baggett’s “Extension of Thought.” Southern storytelling and Tibetan prayer flags and shaped canvasses by Barry Mason and more. Pitch Thursday at Industrial Arts Brewing Company featuring Becky Kessler of Violent Mae. Contact garnerartscenter.org. […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Haverstraw PAL and Rockland Theatre Company Summer Camp doing “Seussical” and “Wizard of Oz” with performances July 13 and14. Contact [email protected] for registration information. – Bob Dylan Songfest by Borderline Folk Music Club Sunday May 27 at Nanuet Library. Multiple musicians doing Dylan including Gary Solomon and the Ray Band […]
The Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority’s Paper Shredding event at Germonds Park in Clarkstown last weekend was well attended. Both of the shredding trucks left the event completely full, carrying tens tons of paper that will be made into new products instead of being sent to a landfill. As an ongoing service for Rockland […]
By County Executive Ed Day Here in Rockland County natural beauty surrounds us – flowers and trees, streams and rivers, mountains and valleys and so much more. This week I had the pleasure of presenting the 21st annual Rockland County Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award. The County Executive’s Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award recognizes exceptional volunteers who […]