NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert encourage residents six months and older to get a free measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine on Friday, April 12, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Monsey WIC office, located at 23 Robert Pitt Drive, Suite […]
April 27th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM The past several years has been challenging for volunteer fire departments in Rockland County as many are struggling with decreased membership and increased call volume. Like most volunteer fire departments, the Nanuet Fire Department needs to bolster its ranks so it can continue to provide the necessary […]
Westchester Broadway Theatre’s Presentation Rates Three Stars BY GEORGE J. DACRE WBT does a real professional job with “Newsies,” the story of a group of young newspaper delivery boys led by Jack Kelly in a protest against the rising prices of the New York newspaper, The New York World, published by Joseph Pulitzer. Most of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]