BY THOMAS OSSA The 21st Annual Rockland Life Chain was held on Sunday, October 6th, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, at the intersection of Nanuet’s Route 59 and Middletown Road. Hundreds of adults, as well as youth from across Rockland County and clergy from various churches in the Rockland area were in attendance, many […]
BY JOHN THORNE The recent chemical weapons attack in Syria serves as a horrible reminder of the nature of modern warfare. The major threat to global security is now radical actors with access to weapons of mass destruction, like these chemical agents and the kind of nuclear missiles under development in North Korea and Iran. […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column Bulldogs looking to extend horizon in county The Tri-State Bulldogs, an adult minor-league football team based at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in Hillburn, are looking for a few good men and women. The Bulldogs, an independently operated organization that features players 18 and over – ranging from police […]
BY SALLY C. PIPES The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently gifted Obamacare’s “navigator” program an additional $13 million in funding. Navigators are supposed to help Americans purchase health coverage through the new, state-level insurance exchanges. This $13 million is on top of $54 million already allocated to the program. But both eight-figure […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECO On Sunday, October 6, the Shear Magique hair studio in Pomona held its 1st Annual Lucille Sabino Cut-a-thon, an event to raise proceeds for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “My feeling was because what we do for a living, we provide a service,” said salon owner Lenore Quiroga. “I felt because breast cancer […]
BY BARRY WARNER On Sunday October 13, The Nyack Hospital Foundation 5K Run/Walk event began and ended on the grounds of the Hospital, as 300 people participated in the ‘Blow Away Breast Cancer’ campaign. October is ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ and the activity was part of a concerted effort to promote breast health cognizance in […]