It’s really hard to believe that the September 11th terrorist attacks occurred twenty-two years ago. Most of us who lived through that day will never forget it. Twenty-two years is a long time, and when you factor in the thousands of people who have died from 9/11 related illness, it is clear the after effects of this terrible […]
Native Rockland County family man and former Shark Tank contestant Kevin Kiernan made the selfless decision back in January to donate a kidney to the elderly relative of a Villanova University alumni in need. A man known by family, friends and his community as a kind and generous soul, Kiernan is now paying an unforeseen […]
On August the 26, Brick It Again hosted a ” Build your own race car” event, challenging contestants assemble and race their own Lego constructions. Located on Lake Ridge Plaza in Valley Cottage, the Lego resale store is run by local not for profit Jawonio, which uses the location to expand their vocational services for […]
The Finkelstein Memorial Library hosted a Zoom book discussion on the New York Times bestseller, “King: A Life,” with author Jonathan Eig and Mondaire Jones, a former Democratic representative and Congressional candidate for New York’s 17th district, last Thursday. Led by Finkelstein’s head of marketing and communications, Maria Vanessa Cipolla, and co-sponsored by Spring […]
Since the overturning of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018, sports betting has been widely available in the US for the first time in decades. The law was repealed on the basis of it violating the state of New Jersey’s rights, who took the argument to the Supreme Court. The new ruling […]
Following waves of public outcry against Holtec International’s controversial plans to dump radioactive waste into a major New York waterway, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S.6893/A.7208) into law, formally restricting discharges of any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. The proposal, formally titled the […]