STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEREMY MOONEYHAM The City of Yonkers joined ALS Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn at Yonkers Raceway/Empire City Casino Sunday for their second annual charity event. Quinn is a Yonkers native who was diagnosed with ALS in 2013 and gained national recognition after assisting in the creation of one of the […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day last week announced the appointment of Tina M. Cardoza-Izquierdo as the new director of the Office for the Aging, replacing June Molof, who retired after 41 years. Ms. Cardoza-Izquierdo has more than 25 years of experience in health care administration, most recently at Nyack Hospital. She lives in New City […]
“Stranger Danger” applicable to reality games BY KATHY KAHN One hundred million young people have already downloaded Pokémon GO to their smart phones, searching for a wild Zubat, a Pinsir or a Pikachu. The free-to-play augmented reality game encourages players to interact in their community in a new way. The problem? Many of the sites where […]
Ramapo Bike Thief in Ramapo On Sunday Aug. 7, 2016 at approximately 3:00 p.m. RPD officers arrested a 17-year-old from Spring Valley, New York on four counts of petit larceny. He was seen by area residents stealing four bikes from a backyard in the West Central Avenue and North Gate area of Monsey. The Chaverim […]
The New York Lottery on Tuesday announced a top prize winning ticket for the August 8 TAKE 5 drawing was sold at V & S Quick Mart at 23 Route 303 in Tappan, Rockland County. The winning ticket is worth $66,934.50. In addition to the $66,934.50 top prize for the August 8 TAKE 5 drawing, […]
New York Blood Center and blood recipient rings the New York Stock Exchange Bell to promote the “Missing Type Campaign” on Tuesday, August 9. Jeffery Jacobs, Vice President of Strategic Services at New York Blood Center, Rob Purvis, Vice President at New York Blood Center, Andrea Cefarelli, Executive Director Donor Recruitment at New York Blood […]