By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It’s another sign of spring. The Rockland County Youth Bureau is now accepting applications for a variety of summer programs that connect young people to employment opportunities, job skills, training and community service. On March 26, we announced 2015 opportunities with the Rockland Conservation & Service Corps. Conservation Corps members […]
Hudson Valley exhibits presents its latest exhibition, “Looking Back at Yesterday,” focusing on the families, institutions and traditions of North Rockland with an opening program Saturday April 18 at 2p.m. at the King’s Daughters Library on Route 202 in Garnerville. The exhibit will consist of panels featuring old photos, enlarged post cards, newspaper clippings and […]
PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day, the Rockland County Youth Bureau and its Board of Directors will present 2015 Service Awards to deserving individuals at the 35th Annual Youth Forum and Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 14 at the Nyack Seaport. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. “Many thanks to this year’s honorees for their dedication to our communities […]
WEST NYACK – A Brooklyn woman was arrested Thursday after she was found to be in possession of a stack of fraudulent credit cards at the Palisades Center Mall. Christina Blackett, 27, was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, first-degree identity theft and fourth-degree […]
Photo Credit: Sean Hamrock A jackpot on the popular Wheel of Fortune Triple Stars slot machine at Empire City Casino has ballooned past the $1 million mark and is still up for grabs, though perhaps not for long. Cherie Czerniowski, who oversees slot operations at Empire City, announced that when it hits, it will be […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is what some critics describe as possibly the greatest musical ever, set on the mean streets of Manhattan in the Upper West Side neighborhood of San Juan Hill. It’s West Side Story, of course, featured on the main stage of Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford through […]