TIMELINES 3/21/13

Suffern Commuters Complain to NJ Transit about Homeless Issue The presence of homeless men sleeping in Suffern train shelters has prompted several Rockland commuters to speak up on the matter, urging NJ Transit to resolve the issue. According to a recent Journal News piece, homeless men often sleep on the glass shelters’ heated floors, leaving […]

HEALTH DEPT ANNOUNCES TRY-IT TUESDAYS

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Are you looking for healthier choices at your local corner store or bodega? The Rockland County Department of Health, the Village of West Haverstraw, and six village corner stores are working to make the healthy choice the easy choice! “The Health Department’s Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, […]

Faces and Moments from the 2013 Pearl River St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Faces and Moments from the 2013 Pearl River St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Photo and captions by Jim Nordmann St-Patrick-2013 – “Let’s Cheer” – Megan Witt, 10th grade member of Albertus Magnus Falcons High School Cheerleading Squad, beams a big smile with clear instruction to the crowd to “Let Cheers!” at the start of 2013 Pearl River St Patrick Day parade. The Albertus Magnus Falcon Cheerleading squad placed […]

Ramapo Town Board Draws Attention for Gun Control Resolution

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – The Ramapo Town Board met on March 13 to discuss matters business, but attracted significant attention for a recent gesture expressing support for the controversial gun control provisions of the New York State SAFE Act. The memorializing resolution supporting the law had passed unanimously and with little fanfare at the […]

County Receives Grant to Aid in Emergency Communications

The Division of Homeland Security and emergency Services (DHSES) has awarded $102 million in grant funding to 29 counties across the state to help improve first responder communications and to promote a network of regional partnerships that will include state agencies, including $5.5 million to Rockland County. The awards will help expand radio coverage within […]

TAXPAYER GROUP LANDS MARQUEE GUEST SPEAKER

TAXPAYER GROUP LANDS MARQUEE GUEST SPEAKER

EJ McMahon, director of the Manhattan Institute, and noted columnist in many major newspapers, will be the guest speaker at next month’s meeting of the Clarkstown Taxpayers group. The Taxpayers will be handing out a copy of the town’s overtime report. so residents can learn which town employees make over $30,000 in overtime. The meeting […]