By Kathy Kahn Rockland has benefitted from Consolidated Funding Application grants to the tune of $87.1 million in the final 2018 round of grants awarded by the NYS Regional Economic Development Council’s Consolidated Funding program, announced December 19 in Albany. Rockland, part of the seven county Mid-Hudson Region, got off to a slow start when […]
New York State Education Department Funding To Provide Technical Assistance, Professional Development In Hudson Valley, Long Island, Capital District Rockland 21st Century Collaborative for Children and Youth (Rockland 21C) Executive Director Rebecca Christner today announced that it has been awarded a $397,000 grant from the New York State Education Department to establish one of three […]
By Supervisor Michael B. Specht Ramapo is home to eighteen beautiful parks. Parks which are open to all. Some municipalities have chosen to restrict usage of their parks by enacting residency requirements. In Ramapo, we have instead chosen to improve our parks, making them more welcoming for residents and non-residents alike. This summer, my administration […]
By County Executive Ed Day Earlier this week I had the honor to present the Key to the County Award to North Rockland High School student athlete Katelyn Tuohy. As you may know, the Key to the County is awarded to a person who makes a special contribution to Rockland. We have given keys in […]
Company expands programming into rockland county New York, NY December 17, 2018: Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, a nonprofit ensemble theatre company now in its 15th season, announces the appointment of Leo Lion as Associate Artistic Director effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Lion is the Founder and Artistic Director of the New York based award-winning Firebird Project, a young person theatre company for […]
BY JESSICA WARREN Two senior high school football players from Rockland County, Jack Sullivan (Albertus Magnus H.S.) and Jeffrey Adeclat (Suffern H.S.), were recently nominated as two of the six award finalists for the yearly USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, proposed by Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants. This award […]