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 [...]

 
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 [...]

E-ZPass repair work at the Spring Valley toll barrier located on northbound Thruway in?Spring?Valley will close lanes beginning at 10 p.m., Monday, until 6 a.m., Tuesday, weather permitting.

At 10 p.m. on Monday, a northbound double lane closure will be in place.

At 11 p.m., all three northbound lanes will be closed.

During the E-ZPass repairs, all traffic [...]

The Rockland JCC will host a a free information meeting about a law that imposes a new payroll tax, among other fees, to help fund the Metropolitan Transportation?Authority. “What Will the New MTA Taxes Cost You?” will take place at 7:15 p.m., Sept. 21, at the JCC, 450 West Nyack Road, West Nyack. State Senator [...]

The ongoing road deck and joint repairs on the Tappan Zee Bridge — the costliest project in its 53-year history — will cost $25 million more than anticipated.

The state Thruway Authority had contracted to spend $150 million to replace 40 percent of the 3-mile bridge’s deck, but it found some support structures in worse condition [...]

The bus stop at Palisades Center mall in West Nyack will return to its former location at the bus shelter near the Bed Bath & Beyond store on Friday.

The bus stop was temporarily relocated during parking lot construction.

The temporary bus stop near Macy’s will no longer be served.

The mall is served by eight bus routes, [...]

A public workshop will take place at 7:30 p.m. this Tuesday to discuss design improvements to the intersection of Route 303 and Erie Street in Blauvelt.

The state Department of Transportation plans to add a median barrier with landscaping, and left turn lanes at the intersection in the next few years.

The purpose of the meeting is [...]

As part of an exhibition at the Historical Society of Rockland County, Roger Panetta, curator of the Hudson River collection at Fordham University, will discuss how the Tappan Zee Bridge transformed Rockland in “The Tappan Zee Bridge: Forging the Rockland Suburb.” The presentation will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the museum, [...]

I took the train on Monday from Rockland to the new Meadowlands station, via Secaucus Junction, as part of a ceremonial inaugural ride meant for New Jersey top dogs and the press (aka, bottom dogs).

The public gets its turn, and the service it’s first real-world test, on Sunday when Giants Stadium hosts an international championship [...]

The bus stop that faces Route 59 at Palisades Center in West Nyack will be temporarily relocated starting Thursday due to parking lot construction.

The new, temporary stop will be near the lower level Macy’s entrance, also facing Route 59, the county’s Department of Public Transportation said today.

Bus riders who use the mall’s commuter parking lot [...]

NJ Transit made it official today, announcing train service to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N.J., will begin on July 26 for an international soccer championship game.

For Rockland residents, it means they can take a train to Jets and Giants games for the first time, as well as other major sporting events and [...]

People who ride the Pascack Valley line on weekends can hop on express trains starting July 12.

Metro-North Railroad said the new expresses will leave Spring Valley for Hoboken at 9:27 a.m. and 11:37 a.m., saving riders 23 minutes from the current trip.

There will be two express departures from Hoboken to Spring Valley at 3:20 p.m. [...]

Severe thunderstorms are causing havoc and flooding in northern New Jersey.

As a result, there will be only bus service tonight on Pascack Valley line between Oradell and Spring Valley.

UPDATED AT 5:37 p.m.: PVL service is temporarily suspended at Emerson due to severe flooding. A bus bridge is being established between Westwood and Oradell stations.

Commuters heading home on NJ Transit’s Pascack Valley line are experiencing to 30 to 60 minute delays in both directions due to flooding, the transit agency reported shortly after 5 p.m.

The problem is due to flooding in Emerson.

NJ Transit bus 165 and Red & Tan Coaches are cross-honoring tickets from Port Authority Bus Terminal.

The team in charge of replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge today said it wants to create a new committee to get input from Rockland and Westchester residents about how to pay for the $16 billion project.

There is currently no funding in place for the project, which has three components: a new bridge ($6.4 billion); a [...]