The Rockland County Chapter of the New York Society of Professional Engineers award 2017 scholarships to eight students from Rockland County high schools this week. The recipients for 2017 include: · Karl Burnich – Nanuet High School · Brian Joseph Camillieri – Nanuet High School · Joseph Giachetti – Pearl River High School · Breanah […]
Reaccreditation for Rockland Community College The Middle States Commission on Higher Education granted reaccreditation to Rockland Community College without restrictions on June 22. This grants RCC as an accredited institution for learning for another decade. After two years of review by the college and outside evaluators, an RCC committee drafted a report that analyzed the […]
Penguin Rep Theatre follows up its sold-out 40th season-opener, “Trayf,” with “Cobb,” a powerful play by Lee Blessing about the legendary baseball player, beginning Friday, June 30. “Cobb” explores the complicated legacy of the first player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. “Cobb reveled in being called ‘the most hated man in the game,’” says Brancato who will direct. […]
Nearly 1,100 students were welcomed as alumni on May 19 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains at Purchase College’s Commencement Ceremony. The following Rockland County students earned their degrees in the Spring 2017 semester: Melissa Aleles, of Tappan, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in Music: Performance Instrumental. Zozan […]
Three investigative journalists from CNN have resigned following the retraction and management review of a June 22 story which appeared on CNN’s website. The three journalists include Thomas Frank, who wrote the story, Eric Lichtblau, an editor in the investigative unit, and Lex Haris, who oversaw the unit and who has been an editor at […]
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) selected David R. Herman, CPA, as president of its Rockland Chapter. Herman is the owner of David R. Herman CPA P.C. His one-year term began June 1. Prior to becoming president of the Society’s Rockland Chapter, Herman served as the chapter’s secretary, treasurer, vice president […]