Nyack’s Green House Saved Oldest structure to become visitor center

Nyack’s Green House Saved Oldest structure to become visitor center

  BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Nyack’s historic Green house has been saved from destruction thanks to the diligent work of a group of local volunteer preservationists and the kind heart of a mortgage company and a bank, which jointly donated the two-century-old sandstone structure to the newly formed Green House Preservation […]

Rockland shows significant improvement on fiscal stress test

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – An annual report issued by the office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Wednesday carried good news for the county, which improved its score almost 20 percent from 2013 to 2014. The test employs a percentage system as a metric for stress, with 100 percent representing the highest level of fiscal […]

Catholic Schools Preparing for Arrival of Pope Francis

Catholic Schools Preparing for Arrival of Pope Francis

For the past few weeks, Rockland Catholic elementary school students have been preparing for the arrival of Pope Francis to the United States with a variety of activities, projects and curriculum specifically designed to bolster their knowledge of the Holy Father and this historic visit. Each of the Rockland Catholic Schools submitted a unique “Spiritual […]

Mets Slowed but Grind Toward the Post-Season

Mets Slowed but Grind Toward the Post-Season

Harvey soap opera frustrates all BY JOE RINI The express train to the station stop “2015 Post-Season” for the New York Mets appears to have been re-routed to the local track since the Amazins returned to Citi Field last week. Whether the train safely reaches its destination or is derailed a la 2007 will be […]

Pet of the Week: ADOPT DUTCH

Pet of the Week: ADOPT DUTCH

Dutch is a 2½-year-old domestic short hair. found as a stray last fall. Dutch is quiet and independent, but does enjoy attention and pets once he gets to know you. He would do best living with teens and adults. He would do OK in a home with other cats but has not been around dogs. […]

GasBuddy predicts gasoline prices to go below $2/gallon national average

FROM GAS BUDDY Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 5.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.48/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.29/g, according […]