BY SARA GILBERT The Orchards of Concklin celebrated 300 years – 11 generations – of family farming in Pomona with speeches, vendors, and activities as a crowd of excited, high-spirited locals came out for a July 4 birthday party held at the farm. Located at South Mountain Road and Route 45, the Orchards of Concklin […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Writer and singer David Wilcox will return to Rockland on July 14 to play at Turning Point Café in Piermont. Speaking about his music, Wilcox explained that he writes from the heart and spoke about his “Reverie” recording, which touches on issues such as obnoxious talk show radio hosts and legislators. […]
The Rockland Roundtable Initiative is taking part in United We Serve, a national effort launched by President Obama to engage more Americans in serving their communities this summer. The Rockland Roundtable Initiative will be hosting a variety of volunteer opportunities as part of the summer service initiative. “In these tough economic times, communities need volunteers […]
Standard and Poor’s joined Moody’s Investors Service in dropping Rockland County’s credit rating level on Friday, June 29, putting the county at just above junk status. In May, Moody’s Investors Service dropped Rockland and made it their lowest-rated county in all of New York. Standard and Poor’s reps said they chose to make the move because […]
The new Tappan Zee Bridge will have an exclusive bus lane during rush hour. This is the first step towards bringing mass transit to the bridge, according to the New York State Thruway Authority spokesperson Andrew O’Rourke. The lanes will operate as bus lanes during the morning and evening rush hour periods. These lanes will […]
Zugibe arrests 37 drug dealers, says eight are active members of North Rockland criminal street gangs From the Rockland DA’s Office TO SEE PHOTOS OF ALL 37 CHARGED WITH DRUG CRIMES, PURCHASE A COPY OF THE ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES (https://rocklandtimes.com/find_us/) The Rockland County DA’s Office continues its crackdown on drug dealers, announcing this week […]