Bad decisions in the Airmont Diner parking lot

Bad decisions in the Airmont Diner parking lot

REPORT FROM RPD Just before midnight, Friday night, Feb. 23 a Ramapo Officer observed an erratic driver on Route 59 in Airmont. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver took off and tried to flee through the parking lot of the Airmont Diner. He struck the fence, flattened his two front tires, […]

Deadly crash in Clarkstown

Deadly crash in Clarkstown

REPORT FROM CPD Friday evening, February 23 at approximately 5:20 p.m. officers from Clarkstown PD responded to the area of 259 Rt. 9W in Congers for a car accident. The sole female occupant of the vehicle passed away from injuries suffered in the accident. The Clarkstown Police Accident Investigation Team is investigating the scene. Rt. 9W […]

MVP Health Care adds psychiatry services to online health offerings

MVP Health Care adds psychiatry services to online health offerings

MVP Health Care has added psychiatry visits to myVisitNow, a telemedicine service offering online health care visits to MVP members through a mobile device or computer and web cam anytime, anywhere in the U.S. The ability to access a psychiatrist through MVP’s telemedicine benefit extends services beyond those already offered by physicians, behavioral health therapists, […]

Good Samaritan Hospital Opens New Inpatient EEG Monitoring Suite

Good Samaritan Hospital Opens New Inpatient EEG Monitoring Suite

Only Program of Its Kind In Rockland and Orange Counties Good Samaritan Hospital has expanded and enhanced its electroencephalogram (EEG) laboratory with a comprehensive Inpatient EEG Monitoring Program. Doctors say it will provide residents of Rockland and Orange with “unmatched neurological assessment, diagnosis and therapy.” “It is very complicated to get an accurate diagnosis of […]

SPRING REGISTRATION DRIVE FOR ROCKLAND YMCA

SPRING REGISTRATION DRIVE FOR ROCKLAND YMCA

SPRING REGISTRATION DRIVE FOR ROCKLAND YMCA    The Rockland County YMCA is now conducting Spring Registration for its swim lessons and youth sports programs.    Everyone into the pool!  The YMCA will offer a range of swimming lessons for all ages and abilities beginning February 26 – April 15.   Swim Starters lessons for parents and […]

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATED: ‘These Stories & Contributions Keep Us Rooted, Make Us Proud’

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATED: ‘These Stories & Contributions Keep Us Rooted, Make Us Proud’

Rockland County Legislature Chairman Toney L. Earl led a celebration of Black History Month at Tuesday’s meeting of the Legislature, recognizing the contributions of three local residents – Willie Worsley, Travis Jackson and Edmund Gordon. “Marcus Garvey once said, ‘A people without knowledge of their history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.’ The stories and […]