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Columbus Day transportation schedule

October
9

Monday is the observance of Columbus Day.

Here is the holiday schedule for Rockland:

• Tappan ZEExpress buses will operate normal service.

• Coach USA Red and Tan buses will operate all routes, but with fewer trips than normal on express routes 45, 47 and 49 during morning and evening rush hours. Call 201-263-1254 or go to www.coachusa.com/rockland for details.  

• Coach USA Express (Exit 14) buses will operate five fewer trips during the morning and three fewer trips for the evening rush hours. Call 800-631-8405 or go to www.coachusa.com/shortline for details.

• Monsey Trails buses will operate normal service.

• Transport of Rockland (TOR) buses will operate normal service.

• Clarkstown Mini-Trans buses will operate normal service.

• Spring Valley Jitney buses will not operate.

• TRIPS buses will operate limited service.

• Metro-North Railroad trains will operate normal service.

• New Jersey Transit trains on the Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines will operate normal service.

• The Haverstraw-Ossining ferry will operate normal service.

The Rockland County Transit Information Center can be reached at 845-364-3333.

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Cheap gas in Rockland? It’s true!

October
1

 

Cheap gas in Rockland? It’s true!

Rockland drivers haven’t paid under $2 for a gallon of gas for some time now — unless they fill up in New Jersey. But they’ll pay $1.99 a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline for a few hours on Saturday at the Shell station on the corner of South Main Street and Elinor Place in New City. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is being underwritten by Palisades Federal Credit Union. The credit union said the cheap gas is its way of saying thank you to its customers, but anybody can buy the gas. Since a large turnout is expected, drivers are asked to line-up on Elinor Place located to the left of the gas station. People will only be allowed to fill up their cars and cannot bring spare gas tanks.

Rockland drivers haven’t paid under $2 for a gallon of gas for some time now — unless they filled up in New Jersey.

But they’ll pay $1.99 a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline for a few hours on Saturday at the Shell station on the corner of South Main Street and Elinor Place in New City.

The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is being underwritten by Palisades Federal Credit Union. The credit union said the cheap gas is its way of saying thank you to its customers. Anybody can buy the gas.

Since a large turnout is expected, drivers are asked to line-up on Elinor Place located to the left of the gas station. Keep in mind that people will only be allowed to fill up their cars and cannot bring spare gas tanks.

Posted by Khurram Saeed on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 10:22 am | del.icio.us Digg
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