Rockland Lifestyle is pleased to announce the Rockland County premiere of the newest technology search tool that enables you to find places of residence within your lifestyle desires. Do you enjoy all of our content and articles on local happenings, trends, and fashions? Have you ever considered living within access to these activities, events, and community driven occurrences? Find every home and rental in the Rockland County MLS, based on your LIFESTYLE NEEDS & INTERESTS! Are looking to live near a dock or mooring to spend warm days sailing on the hudson? Perhaps you need to be within walking distance to a local farmers market? Do you...

Outside of New York City, Orangetown lays claim to the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York, which attracted more than 80,000 marchers and spectators to downtown Pearl River. If you include the businesses that support the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which organizes the parade, you’re talking about over a hundred organizations that came together for a day of sport, family, and community (and partying). What is the net effect? There are objective measures and there are subjective measures. Some businesses can get as much as 20% of their revenue on this weekend, and certainly all would agree the member businesses of the...

By April 1, Rockland is going to enact two new taxes on its citizens. There will be a 30 cent tax on owning a cell phone and a 3% hotel occupancy tax. They were proposed by County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. This Rockland tax by the Rockland County Legislatures will be an addition to the already increased New York State taxes. The new taxes will be enacted due to the Legislature’s claim that the County desperately needs the extra funds. Many hotel and Inn businesses are against the new taxes because it will put them behind the competition. The votes for these newly implemented taxes were by no means close. The votes were 10 to 5 for...