On Wednesday, May 18, 6-7 p.m., the Rose Memorial Library in Stony Point will present Reading to Dogs with Paws for a Cause. Join library staff and dog handlers for the inaugural happening. Children are invited to read to a therapy dog who has been certified to encourage them to improve their reading skills. These […]
RU Airborne Inc., founded by 101st Airborne Division veteran Ron Ymbras and his son Matthew, recently published “Fallen Never Forgotten: Vietnam Memorials in the USA.” The glossy book features photos of Vietnam memorials in all 50 states, as well as a printed list of all those who didn’t come home. Vietnam memorials otherwise out of sight become accessible through the […]
Nik Wallenda will be walking high enough to clear the air over the stadium in Pomona next month. On Saturday, June 25, the world famous aerialist will attempt to walk across Palisades Credit Union Park prior to the Rockland Boulders game vs. the Cuban National Team featuring Cuban ace El Duque Hernandez. Wallenda’s 500+ foot tightrope walk will take place almost 125 […]
FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe Tuesday announced the filing of criminal charges against a Pearl River couple for illegally obtaining and selling thousands of pills of prescription narcotics, including OxyContin and Xanax. District Attorney Zugibe said, “The drugs which the defendants are alleged to have trafficked in each have a street value of […]
To the Editor, Preet Bahara has done his job and indicted Supervisor St. Lawrence and Aaron Troodler for criminal bond fraud. And the SEC has done its job and indicted St. Lawrence, Aaron Troodler, Michael Klein and Nat Oberman for civil bond fraud. Unfortunately, these federal agencies have no authority over the conduct of ordinary […]
Photo credits: Collette Fournier/RCC ORANGEBURG – More than 100 business and industry leaders, elected officials, students, faculty and administrators were on hand for the Grand Opening of Rockland Community College’s Herbert Kurz Automotive Technology Center on May 3 in Orangeburg, NY. The NC3 National Leadership Member 27,304 square foot state-of-the-art Herbert Kurz Automotive Technology […]