Welcome to the “Bar Mitzvah Year” The wildly popular JCC Rockland’s International Jewish Film Festival enters its 13th season, affectionately nicknamed the “Bar Mitzvah Year” with a new array of critically acclaimed films with Jewish themes and/or created by Jewish talent. Organizers say the primary goal of the Festival is to build bridges between the Jewish […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I sent a letter today to New York State Senator John Flanagan. In it, I expressed my extreme disappointment with his recent comments regarding the East Ramapo Central School District. Both Senator Flanagan and his colleague, Senator Carl Marcellino, have publicly opposed a monitor with veto power for the […]
In the wake of the FBI raids in the Town on Ramapo this week aimed at yeshivas who allegedly misused federal grant monies, the community with awash in reaction and opinion. Local political candidate, activist and publisher of the Rockland Voice offered his two cents, putting the lack of high profile collars in perspective to […]
By Baruch Horowitz Police said the victim – a local Nyack resident – was shot in the face as he was walking near the Super 8 Motel in Nyack at around 5:40 p.m. Police launched an investigation to find out who shot a 20-year-old man in the face on Route 59 early Saturday evening. Officers […]
FROM CPD On March 15, 2016 at approximately 8 p.m. the Clarkstown Police Department responded to Lord and Taylor located at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack for a report of shoplifting. The suspects, Angela Himmelberg, 19, of Mount Airy, MD and Alaina White, 18, of Wixon, MI were reportedly observed by loss prevention employees […]
NYACK – Two Nyack men have been charged with robbery for forcibly stealing numerous packs of cigarettes from a Nyack convenience store, according to Orangetown police. Police said Andy Tassy, 43, and Laron Musgrove, 32, both of Nyack, were arrested at 4:54 a.m. today, charged with second-degree robbery, a felony, and fifth-degree criminal possession of […]