The Behavioral Health Center at Nyack Hospital Opens

The Behavioral Health Center at Nyack Hospital Opens

The Behavioral Health Center at Nyack Hospital and Judith H. Trust Assessment and Referral Center officially opened last week. The Behavioral Health Center is an adult acute care psychiatric unit located within a community acute medical and surgical hospital. It takes the place of many mental health services previously provided at the county hospital in […]

17th annual environmental awards announced

17th annual environmental awards announced

NEW CITY, NY — County Executive Ed Day on Wednesday dedicated a Cornelian Cherry Tree at Kennedy Dells County Park in New City in recognition of Montebello resident Deborah Munitz, recipient of the 2014 County Executive’s Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award. As a volunteer with Rockland Organized for Sustainability and a Safe Aquifer (ROSA), Munitz’ research […]

Supreme Court upholds state bans on affirmative action

BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Michigan’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action was constitutional, voting 6-to-2 in favor of upholding the law. The decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action focused on the court’s authority to overrule the law, which 58 percent of Michigan voters approved in 2006. In […]

Deadline for Remediation or Destruction of Beach Rd., Stony Point Homes is June 6

Also: Auditor’s report says Stony Point is in decent financial shape BY CHERYL SLAVIN The Town of Stony Point is continuing to move forward on the removal of irreparable waterfront structures damaged by Hurricane Sandy. At this week’s board meeting the board passed nine separate resolutions, one for each structure identified by building inspector Bill […]

TIMELINES 4/24/14

Rockland Electric Company to invest $20 million in electrical grid improvements The Rockland Electric Company is planning $20 million in improvements to its infrastructure to benefit thousands of Rockland and Bergen County residents. The plan involves the construction of two new underground circuits, the relocation of one existing circuit, the addition of switches, new transformers […]

ROCKLANDERS NAMED RIT OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS

Several local residents were named 2013-2014 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars during a ceremony April 10 at Rochester Institute of Technology: – Alyssa Kara Miller, daughter of Ellen Miller of New City, N.Y., is a fourth-year student in the Graphic Design – BFA program in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. – Allison Rose Ritter, daughter […]