PRESS RELEASE The Village of Nyack will reclaim its oldest Dutch sandstone house from a bank following a complicated negotiation led by the newly-formed non-profit group, the John Green Preservation Coalition. The 1817 house at the foot of Main Street has been donated by Wells Fargo to the coalition, which plans to restore it, and […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Legionnaires’ disease weighed heavily on the minds of New Yorkers this summer. An outbreak in the South Bronx claimed 12 lives and sickened more than 120 people. Here in Rockland County, three people were felled by the potentially deadly respiratory illness. In response to the Bronx outbreak, the New […]
Op-ed by Jerry Donnellan Director, Veterans Services Agency of Rockland County Over the years I’ve worked with the VA both personally and professionally, and I have to say I have met a lot of wonderful people. I’ve also met some real knuckleheads. Unfortunately, in a bureaucracy the “one bad apple” theory comes in spades. One of […]
Coach Conklin’s heart stills beating in Nanuet Rich Conklin, perhaps as much as anyone, holds a special place in his heart for Nanuet — more specifically, for Nanuet High School athletics and the Nanuet community. Born in Suffern but a Nanuet resident since the age of 3, the long-time and accomplished wrestling and […]
Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, the Missing in America Project and County of Rockland Veterans partner to honor veterans SUFFERN – Three Rockland County veterans whose cremated remains have been unclaimed will be laid to rest with help from the Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home in Suffern, New York, the Missing in America Project and […]
SUNY Rockland Community College’s Cultural Arts Theatre in Suffern, New York is the venue on Saturday, September 26 for a very specialPenguin Rep Theatre event: Jake Ehrenreich’s comedy musical “A Jew Grows in Brooklyn.” A hit Off Broadway where it played for a more than a year and a half, “A Jew Grows in Brooklyn” is an engaging, poignant and hilarious comedy […]