MTA hikes parking fees The nine separate taxes including the infamous payroll tax are not enough for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which provides scant service in Rockland County. Now they’re parking lot subcontractors are after more of your money. Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt (R,I,C-Greenwood Lake) is blasting the MTA, MetroNorth, and their subcontractor LAZ Parking […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The Thiells United Methodist Church council vote 13-1 Tuesday night to repair the Sandy-caused damage and get the church’s thrift shop back in operation. In addition the thrift shop will have its roof raised to create more community and fellowship room and upstairs restrooms for the church’s increasing congregation. The church’s […]
In celebration of 100 Years of Harriman Park summer camps, Mary Lynne Malone will bring a family nature program to the grounds of the Historic Jacob Blauvelt House on August 18, 2013 at 3 p.m. The program will take place at The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC), 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY. All […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The turning point came on February 17, 2011. Football season had ended and now nothing remained to distract Joey DiCara, then 25 years old, from the ugly truth he had been trying to avoid. Lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling, the 5’5,’’ 370 pound young man knew he had to […]
Illegal yeshiva will not remain in New Hempstead Following a decision by Yeshiva Ohr Torah of Monsey, an illegal yeshiva set up in a single-family New Hempstead home will be vacated and an alternative site will be sought. The decision came in response to a July 25 decision by the New Hempstead Board of Trustees not […]
BY BARRY WARNER Children enrolled in the Clarkstown Summer Day Camp and Playground Programs have been having a great time this summer. The programs encourage kids to try new activities and expand their horizons in environments specifically arranged for them. The children learn how to get along with others and take responsibility for themselves. It […]