Rockland’s most powerful felon—the man who brokered the pardon of the New Square Four—is making his presence felt more and more (and more) BY DYLAN SKRILOFF A decade after doing time in federal prison on corruption charges, nobody can deny former Rockland County Democratic Chairman Paul Adler is all-the-way back. While he never completely lost […]
Grant Valentine, a veteran parole officer, former candidate for state senate, and all-around pillar of the community, told the Rockland County Times he and several other concerned Rocklanders are working on creating the county’s first charter school. The school would be built in the Town of Ramapo and seek to provide another option for beleaguered […]
Recession-weary consumers who have been putting off the basics may find a happy alternative in Great Clips, a hair salon franchise making inroads in Rockland. While the 30-year-old Great Clips has more than 3,000 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, the metropolitan area is new territory. Fifteen salons have opened in the Hudson Valley region, […]
BY GRACE BOATRIGHT Rarely do federal lawmakers come upon a policy that can expand access to critical health care services and simultaneously save taxpayers money. But according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, a tweak in the way Medicare pays for certain kidney disease drugs could do just that – preserving the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – Rockland Community College has begun a discussion on the possibility of introducing new dormitories to accommodate additional students and bolster enrollment numbers. In an interview with the Rockland County Times, RCC Director of Communications Tzipora Reitman explained the ideas had not yet reached a planning stage and no timetable was […]
On March 21 the Haverstraw Elks will be holding their annual Law Enforcement Awards night, where the club “honors police officers for their heroic work throughout the year.” This year the Elks are recognizing 28 officers throughout Rockland as well as two civilians, one of whom is an 8-year-old girl. This event has been going on […]