When it comes to ice cream, Patrizia Santoro is a local expert. The Rockland native had been a longtime fan of the chilly dessert (her favorite flavor being coffee) before opening up Lola’s Ice Cream Korner in Nanuet above her husband’s barber shop. Though the shop opened in May of 2022, Santoro and her family […]
Stage Left Children’s Theater in Tappan may be for kids, but its impact on Rockland County has been anything but small. Founded in 1999 by current Artistic Director Ayn Lauren, the once 25-member, one show per-year company has since evolved into a thriving local theater education system. Stage Left now serves approximately 500 students grades […]
Though the 1973 murder of seven-year-old Stony Point resident Joan D’Alessandro will always be remembered as a tragedy, family and friends of the beloved Brownie scout are still determined to spread some light out of the situation over 50 years later. One such family friend is Ernest Van Den Heuvel, an excavator who was 15 […]
On April 6, lifelong Stony Point resident Matthew Clement celebrated the 20th anniversary of his financial planning business, Emerald Retirement Planning Group. Though two decades have passed since he initially founded the enterprise in his parents’ basement, Clement still vividly recalls his desire to go into business on his own. “It seems like a long […]
On Friday, May 3, The Spice and Tea Exchange of Ridgewood, New Jersey will hold their official Grand Opening ribbon-cutting event. Though the shop has been operating since late February of this year, this inauguration (hosted in part by the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and Village Council) will celebrate the shop’s progress with special discounts, […]
Chaya Jugenheimer may only be 23 years old, but she has already made an impact serving her community. As the Salvation Army’s Spring Valley Corps’ Afterschool Program Director, Jugenheimer oversees children in grades first through sixth both during the school year and in the organization’s Summer Fun Program, which runs four weeks throughout the summer. […]