BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA GARNERVILLE – On Wednesday, September 3, the Town of Haverstraw held a breaking-ground ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of new ball fields on a 25-acre lot at the back of Helen Hayes Hospital. Haverstraw Town Supervisor Howard T. Phillips, Jr., New York State Senator William J. Larkin, Jr., and Assemblyman […]
HEALTH DEPT PRESS RELEASE The Rockland County Department of Health announces that its first flu vaccine clinics of the season will be held on Friday, September 19 and Friday September 26, from 1 – 4 p.m. in the Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A Exhibition Hall, located at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona. The […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day This Thursday, we gather to remember and pay tribute to the 3,000 men, women, and children – 81 of them from Rockland County – who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001 and February 26th, 1993. We gather to honor the courage and resolve of their families who demonstrate […]
On Saturday, September 13, the Rockland Boulders will host their second annual “Beers Around the Bases” Craft Beer Festival at Provident Bank Park. From 12 noon to 4 p.m. folks will be able to sample more than 25 beers from 20 different breweries at the ballpark. Listed below is a sample of the breweries that […]
The Village of Pomona hosts the 2014 Pomona Music Festival on Saturday, September 13, 1 – 6 p.m., on the grounds of the Pomona Village Hall. Area residents and visitors are invited to bring a lawn chair and enjoy all-day music, local food vendors, crafts, a pie-baking contest, and a musical talent competition. Free admission. […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – In this year’s round of primaries, incumbents in Clarkstown and Spring Valley made a strong showing, winning victories over opponents as Cuomo and his running mate came out on top against their more progressive challengers. In Spring Valley, Village Trustee Vilair Fonvil decisively beat opponent Chrispin Eugene, winning 710 […]