BY BARUCH HOROWITZ A black-faced Haman doll with dreadlocks hung outside the window of a local home in Spring Valley in celebration of Purim caused an uproar and outrage with the neighbors who did not find it funny at all. The homeowners at the house, who have been hanging such dolls for years, had no […]
BY JAMIE KEMPTON The Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame will honor nine individuals during its 43rd annual induction banquet on Saturday, April 16 at the Pearl River Elks Club in Nanuet. Reception is at 6 p.m. followed by the induction program at 7 p.m. This year’s roster of inductees includes John Stephens, North Rockland […]
BY KATHY KAHN For more than three decades, Julianne Ramos has been guiding the Rockland Center for the Arts in West Nyack. Today, March 30, she’ll be handing over the reins of the establishment she helped to build into one of Rockland’s most popular arts venue to ROCA’s interim director, Art School Director, Daly Flanagan, […]
Medical emergency caused man’s death; no connection to recent tugboat accident near TZ Bridge HAVERSTRAW – Edward T. Smith of Norwalk, Connecticut, a 50-year-old crew member aboard a tug boat used in the new Tappan Zee Bridge construction project ,died after suffering an apparent medical emergency aboard the tug late Monday night, according to the Rockland County […]
BY CHRIS HANLY INVESTMENT CONSULTANT, GARY GOLDBERG FINANCIAL SERVICES 2016 has been a volatile year for Wall Street, but all things considered, investors should be feeling pretty good. Major indexes have turned positive for the year, and many are hovering near record levels. If you followed the investing rule of “buy low, sell high” […]
Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw will host a Blood Drive on Thursday April 7, 2016 from 10am-5:30pm. Eligible participants must be 16 or older, in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated whole blood in the last 56 days or made an ALYX donation in the last 112 days. Donors […]