BY DYLAN BESTLER The Rockland Community College Tennis team will face up against Suffolk Community College in Long Island on Friday to compete for a chance to go to the National Tournament in Plano, Texas from May 15-19. Coach Joseph Gravanga took over the team five years ago when the program didn’t have much going […]
Earth Day Economics  Each year on April 22, we join millions of people around the world to celebrate Earth Day. Earth Day established 47 years ago in the U.S., reminds and encourages us all to be more environmentally friendly.  Whether we plant trees, sign petitions, or clean up our roads and waterways, we come […]
The Willows at Ramapo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, formerly Ramapo Manor Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, has completed an extensive multi-million dollar renovation project transforming the center into a leading healthcare provider. The renovation project marks the completion of an effort to enhance Suffern’s leading resource for skilled nursing care and rehabilitation. The community has been renamed as […]
Overdose deaths spike in upstate NY New York has seen a significant increase in drug-related deaths over a recent six year period, officials report. From 2010 through 2015, a report showed deaths by overdosing increased by 71 percent. This issue is more pronounced in the New York City suburbs and upstate. Westchester County was ranked […]
April 30 deadline looms BY KATHY KAHN Phillip Mathangani, whose parents immigrated from Kenya and settled in Rockland County, watched their son thrive in the North Rockland School District—in Phillip’s free time, he volunteered in his church and the community. The 2006 NRSD student graduated The University of Pennsylvania and went on to a career […]
BY DIANE DIMOND There’s a new forensic tool that’s being developed that’s going to knock your socks off! Investigative science professor Dr. Glen P. Jackson at West Virginia University spoke with me recently about his advances in crime fighting, and while it’s all kind of science-y, I think you’ll agree it is fascinating. Professor Jackson […]