BY VINNY MURPHY Across from an inactive landfill, a piece of history has been restored. In Hillburn’s Torne Valley, students and volunteers have reconstructed a small saltbox house as an educational facility and research center. The house is a monument to the valley’s past and its journey has been an interesting one. In 1997, Chuck […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato hosted a naturalization ceremony on Friday, October 5, 2012 at the Clarkstown High School North in New City. Piperato administered the Oath of Allegiance to 124 new citizens from 33 countries. Hon. Victor J. Alfieri served as the officiating Supreme Court Justice. Clarkstown School District Superintendent Dr. J. Thomas Morton […]
The Wayne Hose Fire Company of the Stony Point Fire District will have a dedication and open house for their new subfacility place at 199 Central Highway on Oct. 13 between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Residents can take tour of newly constructed facility and there will be a short dedication ceremony […]
It started out as an idea shared by Stony Point residents Michele Corish, Jennifer Lima and Jeanna Cook on the North Rockland Community Group on Facebook. And in less than two months it blossomed into Stony Point’s first farmers market. The Town of Stony Point hosted the event on the lawn at town hall on […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature met at 7 p.m. on October 3 during which a number of speakers offered opinions and suggestions regarding United Water’s proposed desalination plant project. The speakers’ concerns included the quality of desalinated water, the environmental impact of the plant’s operations, expenses related to the plant, […]
The Rockland County Department of Health offers free rabies shots (vaccinations) for cats, dogs and ferrets on Sunday, October 14, 2012, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Rockland County Fire Training Center, 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive in Pomona. No appointment is needed. The shots are free, however a $5 donation per animal will […]