UNSUNG HEROES: Make-A-Wish, Helping Wishes Come True

UNSUNG HEROES: Make-A-Wish, Helping Wishes Come True

BY JANIE ROSMAN Bringing unwell and terminally children close to fulfilling a desire is the aim of Make-A-Wish® Hudson Valley. Last Saturday real estate agencies in four counties helped the cause. Wright Brothers Real Estate in Nyack and Area Pro Realty of Rockland in Stony Point were two of 11 businesses participating in the three-hour garage […]

Timelines 6.11.14

Nyack DPW supervisor dies at 49 After a long, trying winter of fighting both heavy snows and cancer, Nyack Department of Public Works Supervior Victor Overton died of his illness last Friday. Overton, a popular and ever-present figure in the Nyack community, worked almost to the day of his passing, making road repair plans after […]

ROCKLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA PRESENTS SEASON THREE CONCERT!

Rockland Youth Orchestra (RYO) will be presenting its Season Three Concert on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m.  The performance will take place at South Orangetown Middle School on 166 Van Wyck Road in Blauvelt. Pieces on the program include works by Donald Brubaker, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ottorino Respighi, Ennio Morricone, and John Williams. RYO seeks to provide students with additional challenges and training in […]

Suffern Fishing Derby this Weekend

The Village of Suffern and the Mahwah Elks Lodge will be holding the Annual Fishing Derby for children ages 13 and under on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Foxwood Pond, Suffern NY. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; fishing starts at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served following the Derby. Additional parking for the Derby is […]

Cyber Stalking Just Got Harder to Punish

BY DIANE DIMOND What if you got a message on your Facebook account from someone you knew was angry with you that read, “There’s one way to love ya, but a thousand ways to kill ya.” You might be a bit worried, right? What if that person continued to write things like, “I’m not going […]