Good news for Rockland’s small businesses. On Friday, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Director of Economic Development and Tourism Lucy Redzeposki announced the creation of a Small Business Assistance Grant Program to aid for-profit small businesses located within Rockland. A total of $250,000 in grants funds are available. Businesses with 25 employees or fewer […]
Two years after his arrest, Collyer Goodman, of Valley Cottage, has been sentenced for Manslaughter in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Goodman was originally charged after accidentally shooting and killing his friend Darien Brydie in the village of Nyack. On August 23, 2020, Collyer Goodman was sitting in the rear right […]
I am a fan of classic movies from the golden age of Hollywood; AMC and Turner Classic movies are staples in our home. One of my sleeper favorites is from 1943 and stars the late great comedian Jack Benny and Anne Sheridan entitled “George Washington Slept Here.” It is a clever comedy about a New […]
By Joe Kuhn and Jess Warren In honor of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Army, nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by the Native Americans they combated, county officials presented four present day African American veterans and Rockland residents with the Buffalo Soldier Award during an annual ceremony at the Ellipse Room […]
Picture below: The Immaculate Conception Men's Club happy to serve other local residents food and beverages at the event.
Story and Photos by Jess Warren Neither snow nor frigid temps deterred Rocklanders from supporting the Stony Point Seals’ annual Polar Plunge. What better way to start off Super Bowl Sunday than seeing hundreds of residents from across the county witnessing volunteers run into the freezing Hudson River for a great cause? The Seals, who […]
When you go all in at a poker table, sometimes it’s out of desperation. The Rams weren’t completely hopeless as a franchise, but it was pretty obvious that they were a quarterback short after watching their Divisional Round game last season against the Green Bay Packers. The Rams front office acknowledged a simple fact. The time […]