PRESS RELEASE The Board of ArtsRock recently announced that Elliott Forrest, artistic director of the organization from its inception in 2008 will become the non-profit’s first executive director starting July 1, 2016. Forrest will remain as Artistic Director in addition to his new role for ArtsRock who served over 2,000 audience members during their 2015-2016 Winter/Spring […]
New Square Fire A fire erupted in an apartment building in New Square Monday leaving one of the units completely destroyed. According to the fire department the fire started in a large closet in the finished attic, which also had two bedrooms and a bathroom. Hillcrest firefighter Chris Kear said the fire was under control within 15 […]
Supervisor Howard T. Phillips, Jr. and the Haverstraw Town Board had the special opportunity to recognize several members of the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps. at the Town Board meeting on Monday, June 27. Special congratulations to Patrick Sullivan, who was selected EMS Agency Member of the Year and to Allison Wargo for being selected Youth […]
By Vincent Abbatecola Top Three Best 3) Everybody Wants Some!! – In 1993, Richard Linklater brought us on a nostalgic trip to the ‘70s with the comedy “Dazed and Confused.” This year, he brought us to the ‘80s with a story that follows incoming college freshman Jake (Blake Jenner), a talented high-school pitcher who moves […]
BY TOM MCGUIRE This picturesque landscape photographed by Tom McGuire shows that Rockland County has its fair share of natural beauty.
By Kathy Kahn Up in the Orange County, a drab 135,000 square foot building off of Neelytown Road is host to one of New York’s five licensed pot-growing operations: Illinois-based PharmaCannis. Put thoughts of “Reefer Madness” out of your mind. Whatever you want to call it—weed, maryjane, pot—cannabis has shown remarkable restorative health qualities for […]