BY CHERYL SLAVIN Sometimes a walk in the woods is more than just a walk in the woods. For 23-year-old Alexandra Wren, a hike in the Ramapo Mountains became an expedition to the past, a discovery of her deep family roots in Rockland County. This past Tuesday, at the monthly Genealogical Society of Rockland County […]
Pure shock. The only words to describe the reaction to what happened at the East Ramapo Central School District board meeting last night. The situation in the district between the largely orthodox and Hasidic board and the secular community has been bad, but now it’s gone to a whole new level. Witness the mocking laugh […]
It’s been eight days since the Rockland County Times exposed the trashy conditions at the International Food Market in Spring Valley. Most unusual is the mound of open garbage left to sit in a side lot at the location. Rockland County Times editors had assumed the open trash pile was not a regular feature of […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Haverstraw – United Water’s recent decision to apply for a surcharge with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) before its proposed Haverstraw desalination project has even been approved has elicited strong reactions from local organizations and elected officials for a move many regard to be premature. United Water New York […]
BY BARRY WARNER A model air show that took place this past weekend, sponsored by the Rockland County Radio Control Club (RCRCC) and the Town of Clarkstown. The former landfill located on Route 303 behind the Clarkstown Transfer Station in West Nyack became the site for some high-flying action on Saturday, June 22 when ‘pilots’ […]
Orangetown Gets Quick Approvals on RPC Projects BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown is suddenly making rapid progress on its decade-old plans to re-develop the sprawling 348-acre former Rockland Psychiatric Center campus it owns in Orangeburg, announcing lightening fast approvals Tuesday evening for two of its more pressing projects […]