BY GEORGE J. DACRE – “Big Bang Theory” actress Mayim Bialik will be guest speaker at the Rockland County Women’s Philanthropy meeting Thursday, May 31 at Town & Country, Route 9W in Congers. The event is sposored by the Jewish Federation of Rockland County. Bialik is a parenting author and neuroscientist. Tickets and information 845 […]
BY SARA GILBERT On Monday, May 28, the sun shone brightly and the Nyack community lined the sidewalks to cheer, honor and remember. “The best part of the Memorial Day Parade is showing respect for the men and women who fought for our country,” said Michael Hely, the chief of the Central Nyack Fire Department. […]
Did you thank a veteran this weekend? BY DIANA BIERMAN On the sunny, cloudless morning of May 28, Rockland County residents and others lined Main Street in New City waving flags and cheering various groups, organizations, and veterans who marched in the annual Memorial Day parade in support of our troops. The 63rd annual parade, […]
Stony Point Battlefield Royal Artillery Regiment to do cannon drills It is labeled the Grand Illumination by the Stony Point Historical Museum, and this year will be a five hour event open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m on June 2. In May of 1779, King George ordered troops to take the […]
Street Plaque Project Seeks Additional Information BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown’s unique method of honoring its war dead of the past two centuries is growing in popularity and recognition, and now involves several different agencies of town and county government, along with veterans organizations and local historians who […]
Stony Point honors Ralph Goldsmith, WW II serviceman who turns 100 on July 25 BY GEORGE J. DACRE Ralph Goldsmith, born and raised and a resident of Stony Point all of his life, except for three years in the U.S. Navy, was honored at a ceremony at Stony Point Town Hall Memorial Day. In fact, […]