U.S. Air Force Airman Kenneth P. Perry graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward […]
Linkin Park Singer Commits Suicide Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, hung himself, taking his own life on July 20. Authorities found him in his Palos Verdes Estate. The 41-year-old rock band singer had a rough past that included sexual abuse and drug addiction. Some believe that the suicide of Soundgarden frontman, Chris Cornell, […]
Forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello Rockland County! It sure hasn’t felt too much like summer lately with recent high temperatures barely making it out of the 60s. With that in mind, it is time to see how the weather will behave as we wrap up July and kick off the month of August. On Friday, […]
Week-long residence program includes lectures, field trips The SUEZ Leadership Institute for Environmental Studies at St. Thomas Aquinas College kicked off Sunday and will continue through Friday. Thirty high school and college students from across the region will experience an in-depth program curriculum studying water, the environment, energy, climate change and sustainability. A three-year, $150,000 grant from the […]
NEW CITY, NY – A citation for numerous violations of the Rockland County Sanitary Code has been issued to the owners of a Spring Valley house that was heavily damaged by fire this week, according to Rockland County Executive Ed Day. The Rockland County Department of Health inspected the home at 42 Prospect Street hours […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman The Town of Clarkstown has a proud history, which often included innovations that were unique to Rockland County. One such innovation was their creation of a Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) back in the 1990s. This Ombudsman was appointed by the Clarkstown Town Board to this first “CCRB” and […]