PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ROCKLAND COUNTY–Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents that February is Heart Month, a good time to learn how to prevent heart disease and stay “heart healthy.” “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United […]
Fork Union Military Academy announced this week that Cadet Joshua James Henriques, a member of the Debate Team at Fork Union Military Academy, has qualified to compete in the state tournament in March in the Student Congress category. Students qualify to compete in the state championship by placing high enough individually in a qualifying meet. […]
Some of the most well-known alternative sources of energy are solar, wind, and hydroelectric. However, there are emerging energy sources from renewable biological sources that are becoming increasingly affordable to generate and provide. The new diversification of energy sources has been embraced by many alternative energy corporations making it easier than ever for consumers to […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Naomi Streicher of Realty Teams Pomona has bombarded the Stony Point market the past few weeks with her trademark aggressive campaign encouraging homeowners to sell their properties. Among her strategies is sending letters to local homeowners listing all properties recently sold in the town. Streicher plays the role of matchmaker of sorts, […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH Before a lively crowd gathered at the Eugene Levy Fieldhouse on the campus of Rockland Community College, the Airmont Village Board of Trustees passed a building moratorium for six months and a permanent ban on overnight parking within the village. The building moratorium was passed to allow the village to appoint a […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ludmilla Berkwic, a Rockland County concert pianist who passed away in 2005 was also one of the best-known piano teachers in our county from the years 1950-2000. Born in Russia in 1910, Ludmilla was a child prodigy whose achievements included her acceptance to the prestigious Kiev Conservatory at the unheard of age […]