BY BJ GRECO Members of Tappan Zee High School’s Concert Choir and Chorale performed a special holiday arrangement by music teacher Dr. Russell Wagoner in “The Sounds of Christmas” opening of the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular on December 15. Among the audience members were 45 South Orangetown Middle School seventh and eighth-grade chorus […]
To the Editor, I agree 99 percent with the letter to you from Frank Ross of New City which appeared in the November 23 – 29, 2017 edition of the Rockland Times Free Weekly. I believe a resolution that should satisfy all of the parties with an interest in this subject, as well as minimize […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day When the state started creating plans in 2000 to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, many of us in Rockland County thought we would finally get the mass transit options that much of the New York metro area already enjoys. In the 17 years that it’s taken to […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Tomorrow is a long-anticipated day: the westbound span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge will open to westbound motorists. The media was offered a peek at the $3.1-mile, $3.98 billion project today, its first since the eight main span towers were finished in December. Since then, crews have been working to complete that […]
To the Editor, In a twist for the new Tappan Zee Bridge saga, Governor Cuomo has gone back on the word of his administration. Cuomo has now indicated the new bridge will be partially paid for with a toll increase throughout the entire Thruway system in NY. This is a 180-degree turn from what Thruway […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Photo credit New York State Thruway Authority For many, late August signifies the nearing end of summer (though not for another month) and the beginning of another school year. However, in two weeks (August 25) — and weather permitting — the New NY Bridge project will reach another milestone. When rush hour wanes and […]