Large areas still in danger; north side of fire still out of control BY BILL DEMAREST ORANGEBURG – While Rockland County volunteer firefighters have made some progress, they are still waging a full-scale battle against a wildfire that has engulfed a large area of Clausland Mountain and has sent smoke pouring across the Hudson River […]
Flames creep toward Orangeburg houses, embers hit homes on Tweed Boulevard BY BILL DEMAREST CLAUSLAND MOUNTAIN – The brush fire that swept up the west side of Clausland Mountain all afternoon and night on Thursday this morning began to threaten homes on both sides of the mountain. Orangeburg volunteer firefighters were called out early this […]
STORY BY BILL DEMAREST ORANGEBURG – Volunteer firefighters from throughout southeastern Rockland County are battling a stubborn brush fire that has slashed up the west side if Clausland Mountain near the landmark “TZ Rock.” Firefighters from Orangeburg went to the area just behind Nice Pak Products on Greenbush Road in Orangeburg at about 1:15 p.m. […]
BY BARRY WARNER ORANGEBURG–There is a baseball league for handicapped and special needs adults which services teams from Camp Venture, Rockland ARC, Jawonio, Another Step, Young Adult Institute and the Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilities Service Office. Touching Bases was created for those individuals who aged out of the Challenger Baseball Little League, but still wanted […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown’s Town Board happily announced Tuesday that the long-awaited sidewalk project for Route 340 in Orangeburg and Sparkill will finally get built, after nearly a decade in the planning stage. The board’s only regret in making the announcement at a regularly scheduled workshop meeting was that the chief proponent […]
BY BILL DEMAREST When Jerry Donnellan visits the Piermont Pier – jutting about a mile into the Hudson River from Rockland County – there is a special significance for him to the panoramic views that seem to stretch endlessly. “This is one of the last views of home that thousands of G.I.s had as they […]