BY JONATHAN CALIXTE As another school year plods on at St Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill the school’s sports program heats up for collegiate athletes, nicknamed Spartans. Last year (2016-17) was an exceptional one for athletics at STAC. The men’s basketball team made it all the way to the Division II final four where they […]
PEARL RIVER, NY July 25, 2017 — What do crime scene blood-spatter and high-tech robots, Game Theory and Fibonacci Numbers and the Sparkill Creek all have in common? They are all just part of the course work in an innovative summer science camp program for highly motivated area middle school students at St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) […]
Finn and the Sharks Salute to Chuck Berry next Saturday, June 17, 8 p.m. at the Union Arts Center, 2 Union Ave., Sparkill. Finn and the Sharks zero in on the incredible catalogue of the late Chuck Berry. A reviewer once said of Finn and the Sharks, “If you needed two words to describe this band’s […]
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 […]
Dominican Sisters of Sparkill will begin a year-long celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Sacred Heart Chapel by hosting a concert, 100 Years of Broadway, performed by Neil Berg, an Award-winning composer, lyricist and producer along with dazzling cast of Broadway Stars. The concert will take place in Sacred Heart Chapel on Sunday, October 20, […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES One of Rockland County’s most historic and picturesque bridges will be re-built by the Town of Orangetown in downtown Tappan next year, and both historians and residents appear to be united in their praise of the project. The six-month effort will be undertaken when the weather breaks […]