2016 CLICK IT OR TICKET NEWS RELEASE

Public Service Announcement from Ramapo PD As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, Ramapo Police are urging everyone to buckle up. Beginning May 23, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2016 national Click It or Ticket Seat Belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists […]

Pet of the Week: ADOPT ONYX

Pet of the Week: ADOPT ONYX

Onyx is a very friendly 4-year-old male DSH whose owner recently passed away. He is a majestic looking boy with large, loving golden eyes. A favorite of the staff and volunteers, Onyx adores attention, loves to play with toys and is especially fond of belly rubs. He’s been at the shelter far too long and […]

Part I – This Memorial Day, a hard trip down memory lane

Part I – This Memorial Day, a hard trip down memory lane

BY JERRY DONNELLAN Director of Veterans Services, Rockland It was the 24th of October, 1969. We were on a Search and Clear Operation, which a few months earlier would have been called a Search and Destroy Mission. However, the grown-ups further up the chain of command for some reason felt that search and destroy sounded […]

LUNG ASSOCIATION LAUDS NEW FDA AUTHORITY OVER E-CIG INDUSTRY

To the Editor, On May 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a landmark announcement giving the agency the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes, hookah tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, dissolvables and any future tobacco products. Prior to this rule, only traditional combustible cigarettes were regulated by the FDA under provisions of the 2009 Family […]

DAY HONORS TWO EAGLE SCOUTS

DAY HONORS TWO EAGLE SCOUTS

CONGERS, NY – Rockland County Executive Ed Day honored two young men who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. The two, Alex Bruen and Michael J. Rizzo, both of Troop 2055 of Blauvelt, were welcomed into the ranks of Eagle Scout at a ceremony May 21 at the Congers Lake Community Center. “These fine […]