September is National Hunger Awareness Month during which national and regional organizations, including Feeding America, Regional Food Bank for of Northeastern NY and the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, will step up efforts to raise awareness of the issue of hunger. A group of concerned people working to feed the hungry right here in […]
As Lauren’s Law waits on the Governor’s desk, North Rockland’s school board recognizes Shields for all her hard work. BY SARA GILBERT On Tuesday, September 4, the North Rockland Central School District board meet to welcome parents and students into the new year, honor Lauren Shields for her work on organ donation and approve regular […]
World-renowned Bluegrass fiddler Sue Cunningham and her band will headline at the Highlands Bluegrass Festival at the Harmony Hall~Jacob Sloat House in Sloatsburg on September 9 from 1-7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Presented by the Town of Ramapo and the Friends of Harmony Hall~Jacob Sloat House, this outdoor annual festival is free, […]
Stony Point resident has America in stitches BY VINNY MURPHY As one of the top shows on television, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” has been proving its title’s claim for seven seasons. With the current season nearing its end and the first group of final three competitors chosen, it appears something else has also been proven: […]
Good Samaritan Hospital’s parent company, Bon Secours Charity Health System, will announce next week that it is about to enter into an alliance with Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Poughkeepsie and St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital. The new joint operation will be called Hudson Health Partners. Bon Secours currently operates Good Samaritan in Suffern, […]
BY DIANE DIMOND You are being cheated — cheated out of important information the media should be bringing you but isn’t. To me, it’s a crime not only against you — the voters — but against the craft of journalism to which I’ve dedicated my life. Understand that this is not a column touting either […]