The Town of Ramapo announces that the 12th annual Ramapo Big Screen Classics Film Festival begins on Saturday, April 27 at the historic Lafayette Theater in Suffern. The Spring 2013 Festival includes the following films: April 27 Judgment At Nuremberg (1961) – starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster & Montgomery Clift May 4 Hans Christian Andersen […]
BY MARGO THORNING With one decision, policymakers in Washington could grow our economy by nearly $50 billion over the next seven years. The question before them: whether to continue blocking the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The United States is experiencing an energy boom. Because of improved technology, vast reserves of natural gas once […]
Three weeks after Growler and Gill in Nanuet announce first-ever craft beer festival in Rockland County scheduled for June 1, Bethel Woods announces “inaugural” craft beer festival of their own, scheduled for October 12. Both have identical $40 entrance fee The inaugural Bethel Woods Craft Beer Festival and Chili Cook-Off, an outdoor beer, food and […]
On Saturday, April 27, the New York City – Southern New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will kick off Walk MS Rockland County at Rockland Lake State Park. Participants will enjoy beautiful views as they travel the fully accessible three-mile route along Rockland Lake. “For 25 years, Walk MS nationally has been […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – In a unanimous vote on Wednesday night, the county legislature approved resolutions extending three existing bus contracts and preventing a transportation shutdown. The resolution approves contracts with Transport of Rockland (TOR) and Tappan ZEEXPRESS for a three month time span between April 1 to June 30. It was passed […]
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Pomona, NY – The Rockland County Department of Health offers free rabies shots (vaccinations) for cats, dogs and ferrets on Sunday, April 21, 2013, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Rockland County Fire Training Center, 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive in Pomona. No appointment is needed. The shots are free, […]