Chris Smith Running to Eliminate his Own Office

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Orangetown Democrat Chris Smith believes one way to shrink government costs is to eliminate your own position. Smith is running for the office of Orangetown receiver of taxes on the plan that he’s the man to help eliminate the position. He is supporting a referendum that residents and town board members are […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A SWINDLE AFOOT

Editor, Is a plan afoot to undermine and, eventually, do away with the second and the 22nd amendments to the United States Constitution; while in the interim getting the Senate motivated to ratify the United Nations’ Small Arms Treaty; ultimately making this country subject to the collective will of the United Nations? Congressman Jose Serrano, […]

Haverstraw Landslide of 1906 Commemorated

Haverstraw Landslide of 1906 Commemorated

Rockland County’s Biggest Natural Disaster BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The most deadly natural disaster ever to strike Rockland County was commemorated Sunday in Haverstraw when more than 50 local residents gathered for the annual memorial service for those killed in the infamous Haverstraw Landslide of 1906. A total of 19 people […]

Where In The World Is……?

Where In The World Is……?

On January 4, the seventh grade Geography Bee was held in the South Orangetown Middle School auditorium. Winners from each individual class competition assembled on the stage to vie for the title of the overall seventh grade winner. Questions were posed to each of the contestants by teachers Sarah Kukla and James Amandola, who, along […]

A New Year for Clarkstown

A New Year for Clarkstown

BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Clarkstown had its annual reorganization meeting last Thursday, January 3. This is the meeting where elected government officials are sworn into office and the town supervisor offers a state of the town address. Town Justice Rolf M. Thorsen was sworn into office by Family Court Jude William Warren. Thorsen was accompanied […]

COLLEGE SPORTS NOTEBOOK 1/10/13

COLLEGE SPORTS NOTEBOOK 1/10/13

The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest to [email protected]. Pucci “iced” by concussion, plans return           This might have been the winter of discontent for […]