SCENES OF ROCKLAND: What kind of bug?

SCENES OF ROCKLAND: What kind of bug?

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF   This monster mystery bug with scorpion-style fangs was spotted behind the Rockland County Times office in Nanuet on Wednesday. A photo of the bug was shared to RCT’s Facebook page with the query “What kind of bug?”    The most popular answer was stink bug, with one reader suggesting the photo […]

Drug Abuse Band-Aids May Increase Addictive Behavior

Drug Abuse Band-Aids May Increase Addictive Behavior

BY DIANE DIMOND Every action has a reaction, and every decision has a consequence. Remember that lesson you learned early in life? A funny thing happened on the way to introducing naloxone to the world of drug addicts. Experts in the field decided this antidote to nearly fatal drug overdoses was a modern-day miracle that […]

TIMELINES 10/5/17

TIMELINES 10/5/17

Death and Funeral of Nyack Stained Glass Artist Robert Pinart Robert Pinart, a renowned stained and dale de verre glass artist, passed away in Nyack Hospital on October 1 due to respiratory failure. Pinart worked in the United States from 1951 until his retirement in 2008. Many of the churches, synagogues and hospitals in Rockland […]

RCADD HOSTS FREE VIEWING OF “GENERATION FOUND”

RCADD HOSTS FREE VIEWING OF “GENERATION FOUND”

Rockland Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence [RCADD] will present a free viewing of the film documentary “Generation Found” on Wednesday, October 11 at Rockland Community College’s Cultural Arts Theatre. Light refreshments will be served at a social hour beginning at 6 p.m. The film will begin at 7 p.m. The film is created by award-winning filmmakers Jeff Reilly […]

COUNTY MARKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

COUNTY MARKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County Executive Ed Day joined local officials and advocates to declare Domestic Violence Awareness month in Rockland County. “Domestic violence is a scourge,” he said. “It’s something we all need to recognize for what it is – entrapment, reliance on an abuser, there are so many dynamics to this issue.” He […]