• Rockland’s Economic Leaders Meet, Advocate for Economic Reforms

    By Tom Ossa West Nyack, NY – Rockland County’s public and private sector leaders convened recently for a comprehensive economic development forum that underscored the region’s achievements – while also laying bare the mounting challenges that could threaten the future vitality of the County. County Executive Ed Day opened the event by emphasizing the tangible […]

  • Rockland News Adds Live Morning Show to Replace WRCR AM Broadcast

    New Morning Broadcast Already Airs Countywide News, Weather, and Traffic As WRCR Shifts to WABC Simulcast By Kim Anderson Nanuet, NY — In the wake of WRCR Radio’s sale to Red Apple Media and the subsequent pivot to simulcasting WABC 770 AM programming, Rockland News is stepping in again to fill the local media void—at […]

  • Haverstraw Village Launches Rebranding Project, Launches Survey

    Haverstraw, NY – The Village of Haverstraw has officially launched a transformative branding, marketing, and wayfinding signage initiative as part of its broader strategy to revitalize the downtown district and boost tourism. A survey is now available for public input, in both English and Spanish. As one of the Mid-Hudson winners of New York State’s […]

  • Madeline Panzi

    Madeline Panzi, 92, of Piermont, NY, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025. Cherished aunt of Richard Panza, Diane Panza, Raymond Yacovino and Margaret Ann Sperduto. Loving great-aunt of Scott, Michael, Michele, Christopher and Amanda. Dearest sister of the late Maurice Panza, Lucy Yacovino and Anna Panzi. Madeline was a social worker at Rockland Psychiatric […]

  • Mahwah Sheraton is Destroyed by Implosion

    Mahwah, NJ – At 7:41 am, the Mahwah Sheraton Hotel – A fixture of business conferences, late night parties, and many 1990’s proms for Rockland County high school Seniors, came tumbling down by controlled implosion. The line of the morning, that drew laughs immediately after the implosion: “Now do it again!” The event was live […]

  • Radio Silence: WRCR Ends Broadcasting Era

    Sale to WABC’s Parent Corp Marks the End of Local Radio in Rockland County Garnerville, NY — In a shift that has stunned Rockland County listeners, WRCR 1700 AM has gone dark this week, ceasing its locally beloved programming and beginning a simulcast of WABC Radio content. The change follows the station’s sale to Red […]