Palisades Federal Credit Union, the largest Rockland County based Credit Union, announced six recipients of their annual George Hatala scholarship. Scholarships were presented at the Credit Union’s annual meeting at the Comfort Inn in Nanuet, NY. One of the six scholars also received a scholarship from the Rockland and Westchester Credit Union chapter. Combined the […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown appears to have switched sides and now supports, barely, a controversial proposal to require a special public hearing on United Water Resources request to construct a water desalination plant in the Hudson River at Haverstraw. The proposal received a second, hour-long public comment period […]
AAA Travel projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 23 to Monday, May 27. “AAA is forecasting Memorial Day travel […]
All school districts in Rockland County have passed their budgets with the exception of East Ramapo where it was narrowly defeated 5,400 to 4,895. Most districts passed their budgets with votes in the range of 67 to 77 percent approval, but in North Rockland the vote was a bit closer at 1,600 to 1,115. In […]
From the Attorney General’s Office NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Tuesday the guilty verdicts of three individuals who were convicted of 45 felonies by a jury. Guy Anderson, 40, Jamel Pearson, 36, and Michael Williams, 27, were convicted after a 12-week trial in Albany County Court. One of the men, Guy […]
Today, Tuesday, May 21 is school board and school budget Election Day. Check your local district’s website for polling locations! Your largest local tax bill is for school taxes. Be involved.