Lisa Pavon, Education Coordinator, Professional Development and Education at Bon Secours Charity Health System recently lived out the health care system’s mission to provide “Good Help to Those in Need®” when she traveled with other NY/NJ metro area volunteers to Cambodia. Through the philanthropic organization Jewish Helping Hands, Lisa and others spent 10 days helping […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Well, well, well. Kate Middleton, aka the Duchess of Cambridge, is expecting a baby! Her husband, Prince William, is reported to be ecstatic. The people of Great Britain are utterly delighted that the Royal Family will be soon have a new heir. And they are sending up a collective prayer that the […]
Dear Editor, Now that the national elections are over it may be time for citizens to turn their focus and civic passion onto our towns, and county. While the federal political scene may be more “sexy,” it is our dour, plain local government that probably has a bigger impact on our lives. Not only does […]
PRESS RELEASE Suffern Mayor Dagan Lacorte, a candidate for the 2013 county executive race, has called for the repeal of Rockland’s $14 million-a-year energy tax in a new television ad. “Sky high energy costs are straining our family budgets and sending jobs out of Rockland,“ Lacorte said, “We need bold solutions” Lacorte said he would […]
Clarkstown Councilman Frank Borelli has told political contacts he is not running for county executive in 2013, leaving the Republican field open for the time being for front-running County Legislator Ed Day. On the Democratic side, a major name who sources confirmed is considering a run is Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski. Currently all three announced Democratic […]
DA REPORT: ASSAULT & CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON Fredi Bonilla, age 27, homeless, Spring Valley, was indicted on December 3, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of assault in the second degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated […]