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1. Peter Lijoi named to direct N.J. Urban Enterprise Zone
(N.J./State)

... homebuilders, including D.R. Horton Inc. and K. Hovnanian Companies. Earlier in his career, Lijoi served as general counsel to the Rockland Industrial Development Agency and vice president and legal counsel ...

2. Explosion forces shutdown at Indian Point nuclear plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... But the blast, at 6:39 p.m. Sunday, triggered the declaration of a "nuclear alert," which prompted officials in the four surrounding counties — Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Orange — to open their ...

3. N.J. Devils continue to make all the right moves
(Sports/Professional)

... for great brand growth toward the Pennsylvania border, and definitely into Rockland County, which has always been a hockey hotbed. However the move to Atlantic City, an area the Flyers once controlled ...

4. A potential sports financial fiasco in the making just north of the New Jersey-New York border
(Sports/Professional)

... Ramapo had many suitors at the town's doorstep for the new stadium. It is going to be a tough go for anyone to sellout a 3,500-seat baseball stadium in Ramapo and in the "secondary" markets of Rockland ...

5. Love affair with front lawns giving way to wildlife habitats
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Love affair with front lawns giving way to wildlife habitats - BRAVO! As a member of the Orangetown Environmental Committee, Orangetown, NY and the community organizer behind The Rockland County Non-toxic ...

6. N.Y. Yankees to be aired in 3D TV by Verizon FiOS
(Sports/Professional)

... telecasts of YES Network's New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners games on July 10 and 11. FiOS TV customers who live in New York City, Long Island, parts of New Jersey, and Westchester, Rockland and Putnam ...

7. Lawrence Taylor arrested for allegedly raping 16-year-old runaway
(Sports/Professional)

... solicitation of a prostitute in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl, only being identified as "C.F.," that allegedly occurred in Rockland County early Thursday morning. Taylor, who is currently ...

8. Lawrence Taylor arrested for alleged rape in N.Y.
(Sports/Professional)

... as soon as Rockland County police complete their investigation. Officer Maschaek of the Ramapo Police Department told NewJerseyNewsroom.com that a press conference has been scheduled between 2-4 p.m. ...

9. Elected officials urge ABC not to pull Ch. 7 off Cablevision
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffe (D-Rockland) Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) Assemblyman Dave McDonough (R-Nassau) Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt (R-Rockland) Assemblyman Mike Spano (D-Westchester) ...

10. To her family and friends
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I cannot begin to express the sorrow for your loss. I am from Rockland County and live around 5 minutes away from the park she was found. This is also a very large Haitian community here. You have our ...

11. Ramapo seeks formal finding on complaint against Cablevision
(Entertainment/Movies)

... on the complaint the Rockland County town lodged over the contract dispute between Cablevision and Scripps Networks Interactive, which owns Food Network and HGTV. He is seeking rebates from Cablevision ...

12. Cablevision still must answer to New Jersey BPU, New York
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Tim O'Donovon said. In addition, the town of Ramapo in Rockland County said it will pursue the complaint it filed earlier this month against Cablevision with the New York State Public Service Commission. ...

13. New Jersey and New York government authorities being pulled into Cablevision-Scripps dispute
(Entertainment/Movies)

... fray, asking the cable company to explain why it didn't provide adequate notice about the two channels being dropped. Ramapo in Rockland County has a complaint pending at the New York State Public Service ...

14. Rockland County town seeks rebate for cablevision's subscribers over drops of Food Network and HGTV
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY LINDA MOSS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A town in Rockland County has filed a complaint against Cablevision with New York state regulators, claiming the company should pay a refund to customers who lost ...

15. Pro-bono production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' debuts at NJPAC
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a principal member of many symphonic groups including the Rockland Youth Philharmonic, the New York Youth Symphony, the Rockland All-County, Area All-State, and New York All-State Orchestras, the Brown ...

16. Can N.J.'s professional soccer teams ever capture the market?
(Sports/Professional)

... for over 30 years - the Cosmos, and their soccer camps in Rockland and Northern New Jersey. So what will it take for the grassroots to transform into professional success in this area? An extended, committed ...

17. U.S. is no longer the leader in solar power
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... In June, the owners of a power plant in Cape May proposed turning a small golf course onto their property into a sort of solar farm. RC Cape May, a subsidiary of Rockland Capital, acquired the 447-megawatt ...

18. Pattie Simone
('Uncategorised Content')

... have been picked up by the WashingtonPost.com, MSNBC.com and FOXBusiness.com, and she's been quoted in MORE Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Bergen Record, The Rockland Journal News and Outdoor Insight ...

19. Evan Weiner
('Uncategorised Content')

... school sports for the Rockland Journal News, Nyack, N.Y. at the same time. By 1978, he was covering news for WGRC Radio and won two Associated Press Awards in 1978 and 1979. In the 198-0s, he started his ...