Community News 09.25.2025

Community News 09.25.2025

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 […]

Jones Visits Spring Valley MLK Center

On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) visited his hometown of Spring Valley, to deliver $295,000 in funding for the Martin Luther King (MLK) Multi-Purpose Center. The MLK Center provides necessary community programs for adults and older adults, children, and families. For more than 40 years, the MLK Center has supported Rockland residents with programs  […]

Four Suspects Plead Not Guilty in Evergreen Fire Case

Four Suspects Plead Not Guilty in Evergreen Fire Case

Spring Valley village building inspector Wayne Ballard pleaded not guilty on July 13 to falsifying a report to the state. Manuel Lema, an Evergreen employee, pleaded not guilty on July 6 to criminal impersonation and obstructing governmental administration. Nathaniel and Aaron Sommer pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter, arson, assault in the second and […]

147 Firearms Turned in at Rockland County Gun Buyback Event

147 Firearms Turned in at Rockland County Gun Buyback Event

New York Attorney General Letitia James hosted a Rockland County gun buyback event with District Attorney Tom Walsh, and the Clarkstown Police Department on Wednesday at the East Spring Valley Fire District. James announced that 147 guns were collected.  “Gun violence is an ongoing threat to public safety and it jeopardizes the welfare of our […]

Family of Jared Lloyd Presented With Al DeFlumere Award

Family of Jared Lloyd Presented With Al DeFlumere Award

The family of Jared Lloyd, a volunteer firefighter who died combating one of the worst infernos in Rockland’s history, was presented with the Al DeFlumere Award on June 19 at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona. Columbian Engine Company No. 1, County Legislator Tony Earl, and State officials gathered alongside the friends and […]