PRESS RELEASE ALBANY, NY – Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) today introduced legislation in the State Senate that would suspend hydrofracking in New York State for a period of 24 months to accommodate three ongoing and major public health studies. The proposal would require the Commissioner of Health to take these outside, independent studies into consideration. […]
Longtime Rockland County Times publisher (recently publisher emeritus), businessman and real estate developer, and influential voice in Rockland politics Armand Miele has passed away today at the age of 84. Miele was principal owner of the Rockland County Times since 1998, moving the offices to downtown Nanuet, New York, where his real estate office was […]
Armand Miele’s wake will be Sunday at Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern; two viewings: 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Scarr Funeral Home’s address is 160 Orange Ave., Suffern, NY. His funeral mass will be at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, NJ, Monday, March 11 at 11 a.m. The church’s address is 271 W. Saddle […]
Day runs with Fried’s idea while Schoenberger says they both have it wrong Democratic county executive candidate David Fried announced yesterday a plan to reduce Rockland County’s legislature from 17 to 11 members. He’s now received support from an unexpected source: fellow county executive candidate Republican Ed Day, a sitting legislator. Day said he is […]
To the Editor, Hi-Tor Animal Care Center serves an important purpose in Rockland, and we can thank early advocates like Zippy Fleisher for bringing it to fruition. My husband Martin Cornell, an attorney, did pro bono legal work helping Hi-Tor get its start, and it has always been close to our hearts. At the request of Clarkstown Councilwoman Stephanie […]