A Family’s New Beginning Threatens to Become Their End

A Family’s New Beginning Threatens to Become Their End

By Vincent Abbatecola In 1983, Stephen King’s horror novel, “Pet Sematary,” was published. Six years later, a film adaptation was released that was sunk by a bland lead performance and a severe lack of frights. Now, King’s book is given a second chance to scare audiences with the help of directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis […]

Attorney General brings suit against Purdue Pharmaceuticals and members of its owners, the Sackler family

Attorney General brings suit against Purdue Pharmaceuticals and members of its owners, the Sackler family

Story and Photos By Kathy Kahn Most know what OxyContin and its derivatives, including oxycodone and fentanyl, can easily hook the user, who are initially prescribed opioids for “pain management,” taking them into the downward spiral of addiction. The companies that make the painkillers-among them Purdue Pharmaceuticals, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, Adion Therapies, Napp Pharmaceuticals –are primarily […]

ACOR Honoring Daly Flanagan of RoCA

ACOR Honoring Daly Flanagan of RoCA

Daly Flanagan, Executive Director of Rockland Center for the Arts will be one of three to be honored by the Arts Council of Rockland at it’s Annual Arts Awards on May 1. The two other honorees selected are Elliott Forrest, WQXR Radio host and Executive Director of ArtsRock and former County Executive, C. Scott Vanderhoef […]

TOWN OF RAMAPO ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW NURSING ROOM AT PALISADES CREDIT UNION PARK

TOWN OF RAMAPO ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW NURSING ROOM AT PALISADES CREDIT UNION PARK

New Facility Will Accommodate Breastfeeding Fans During Sports Games and Year-Round Events; Builds on 5,000 Seat Stadium First Opened in 2011 Pomona, New York – The Town of Ramapo on Tuesday announced the addition of a new nursing room at Palisades Credit Union Park. The facility will accommodate nursing moms throughout the Rockland Boulders season […]

Hirshfeld and Hirshfeld helps hurting clients 

Hirshfeld and Hirshfeld helps hurting clients 

BY JOE KUHN William Hirshfeld, of Hirshfeld and Hirshfeld, has been reviewing divorce cases “since he was old enough to listen at the kitchen table.” The son of a divorce lawyer and a practicing attorney with over 30 years of experience, Hirshfeld has an encyclopedic knowledge of matrimonial law and a passion for his chosen […]

State judge ends Rockland County’s State of Emergency over measles breakout

State judge ends Rockland County’s State of Emergency over measles breakout

Rockland County Executive Ed Day: We vehemently disagree with Judge’s order County Attorney seeks acknowledgement that Health Commissioner’s Order stands Acting State Supreme Court Justice Rolf Thorsen issued a Restraining Order late Friday against Rockland County’s Executive Order Declaring a State of Emergency in Rockland County. The judge’s order restrains the County from enforcing the Executive […]