Rockland County Legislature Vice Chair Aney Paul’s 3rd Annual Summer Reading Challenge included 16 participants who read a minimum of five books – and by doing so, likely helped avoid the “Summer Slide.” “Reading a good book is always beneficial, but education experts stress that reading books the during the summer helps students maintain and […]
Can Giants Pull Another Daboll Surprise? The start of the NFL season brings out the optimist in just about all of us. The 2024 New York Giants are one of the few franchises this year that will put that optimism to the test considering the perception of the team in early September. Let’s take it […]
Recalling the Marquis De Lafayette Two Hundred Years After His last Visit to America Two hundred years have passed since General Lafayette embarked on his “farewell” tour of the United States, where he received a fitting hero’s welcome. In recognition of the 200th anniversary of General Lafayette’s return, a series of celebrations and educational lectures […]
On September 28th, the Joan Angela D’Alessandro Memorial Foundation will be hosting its 10th annual Joan’s Joy Safety Fest from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Joan Angela D’Alessandro White Butterfly Sculpture and Garden in front of the Hillsdale train station in Hillsdale, NJ. The foundation was started by Joan’s mother, Rosemarie, in honor of her […]
By :Jerome Kleiman On a marble memorial in front of the Rockland County Courthouse are 6 columns, each engraved with the names of 40 men – the 240 Rocklanders who died in uniform during WWII. Half-way down the third column appears the name David J. Hirsch, who is the only person from Rockland County […]
On Tuesday, September 3, a Ramapo Police Department patrol officer observed a male wearing a face covering walking on Main Street in the Monsey area of Ramapo. The man approached a joint American and Israeli flag on the property of a business located at 45 Main Street. The male appeared to be utilizing a can […]