The Rockland County Times has obtained pre-absentee ballot district-by-district vote tallies for the county executive and Surrogate Court justice primaries. The two hotly contested elections display the degree to which the Rockland electorate has coalesced into “Ramapo bloc vote” vs. “Anti-Ramapo bloc vote” camps. The constituents of the Democratic and Conservative parties seemingly could not […]
The story of local hero, Welles Crowther, was told in a world premiere film – “Man in Red Bandana” – in Suffern. Crowther, a 24-year-old from Upper Nyack, died during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 after helping at least 20 people to safety from the South Tower, including a woman who he carried […]
Rockland Center for the Arts will hold its 2nd Full Moon Party, Saturday, October 7th, on the beautiful grounds of The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park. Festivities this year will include: Rockland’s own legendary Sam Waymon with his Magic Band and Special Guest, Jeff Doctorow will perform at this live event. Waymon is a master of […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT The Congers and Valley Cottage Civic Associations will hold their semi-annual “Candidates Night” tonight (Thursday, Sept. 14) at 7:30 p.m. at the Congers Veterans Memorial Association (VMA) building on Lake Road in downtown Congers, next door to the firehouse. All candidates running in Clarkstown for town and county offices have been invited to participate and most […]
For anyone 6 months and older, at convenient locations in Rockland NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that the Health Department has scheduled flu vaccine clinics for the season. What’s new this flu season? We are offering the vaccine to anyone 6 […]
BY JOE KUHN PEARL RIVER- It’s somewhat ironic to characterize a mutual fund, an investment program that typically buys and sells major Wall Street stocks, as a small local business. After all, it’s hard to reconcile the mom and pop ambience of a locally based family business with the high stakes world of stock trading. […]