East Coast Drive Athletics shifts into high gear Nothing ventured, nothing gained. This idiom might well be applied to 28-year-old sports entrepreneur Natalie Traina, who was a standout in softball at North Rockland High School, then in college and finally one summer in Italy playing for AIST or American International Softball Team. While playing, Traina […]
Together with New York Blood Center, Stony Point First Responders: Police Department, Ambulance Corps, and Wayne Hose Fire Co. #1 want you. Joint EMS will be conducting its second annual Blood Drive on Saturday, September 13, 2014, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., in the Stony Point Fire District Wayne Hose Co. #1 Sub-Station at […]
(Spring Valley, N.Y.) Chiku Awali African Dance, Arts & Culture, Inc., is set to celebrate the 2014 Rites of Passage for Young Men and Young Women at an African durbar. Five youngsters, ages 12 to 14 will graduate from the program. The final ritual ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2014, starting at […]
“History has no borders” is the theme of the 2014 historical house tour. To celebrate our shared heritage, the Historical Society of Rockland County and the Upper Saddle River Historical Society, working with the Upper Saddle River Historic Preservation Commission, have joined together to present “Shared History: 2014 Historic House Tour” on Saturday, September 13, […]
State tax collections through July were $479.5 million lower than collections for the same period last year, primarily reflecting lower Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections from April and May. Still, the state is in a relatively good financial position after collecting more than $3 billion from financial settlements since the state budget was enacted, according […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BOB BAIRD Ask Florence Cohen about living for a century and her answer is more about others than it is about herself. “I’ve been blessed with a good husband and good children,” she says without hesitation, “and I guess God’s on my side.” The praise for a family that spans five […]