BY DR. LOU ALPERT After the appearance of a number of articles in this column over the last several months reacting to numerous complaints made by our readers concerning the “forced” imposition by Microsoft of the the Windows 10 operating system on their computers. Microsoft has now “come clean” and finally acknowledged the “confusion” […]
Keeping Legislative Costs Down By Legislator Jay Hood, Jr. (D – Haverstraw) Vice Chair Rockland County Legislature While governments everywhere continue to try to contain spending each year, especially in the “tax cap” era, in Rockland, we have learned to do more with less. To begin with, our County budget is the lowest it has […]
Nyack Village Theatre at 94 Main St. in Nyack will host the fifth annual Nyack Film Festival beginning Thursday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. and running through Sunday, August 21. For tickets: www.nyackvillagetheatre.com FILM SCHEDULE ~ THURSDAY NIGHT ~ 7:30pm – This House Matters – Tina Traster 8:00pm – Sprint to the Past – Selkin […]
The Handsman family loved to go swimming in the Clarkstown public pools. It was always a joyous family activity. Sad times hit the family in November when father, Alan Handsman, was diagnosed with stage 3 multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the blood. He had a stem cell transplant in May and has to limit exposure to […]
Can you imagine going to school and not being prepared and kids making fun of you because your parents couldn’t afford supplies, new sneakers, shoes or even clothes. To help children in need donate to the Village of Haverstraw’s annual Backpack of Success drive. The drive’s goal is 2,000 backpacks. Drop-off locations have been set […]
The Glorification Singers will present an evening of gospel music at the Sloatsburg United Methodist Church on Saturday, August 13, starting at 6 p.m. The concert will be preceded by an ice cream social on the lawn, weather permitting. The group has performed at the same location in the past. The Sloatsburg UMC is located […]