BY CHERYL SLAVIN About 100 representatives of social service agencies, community organizations and clergy attended the Rockland County Department of Social Services conference last Thursday to learn more about the on-going issue of disproportionate representation of minority children throughout the social services system. Joyce James, an equity consultant and one of the original founders of […]
Clarkstown Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack announced the “kick-off” of the 24th Annual Coats for Kids Program in Rockland County. The program runs from Monday, December 9, 2013 – Monday, January 6, 2014. The long-running service provides coats for people in the community who might not otherwise be able to buy a warm winter coat. “If […]
A fundraiser will be held on Wednesday, December 18 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Bounce! Trampoline Sports to raise money for the Lindsey Stewart & Mark Lennon Memorial Fund. The cost is $20 which includes one hour of jump time and pizza. The money raised will go toward the Fund’s objective of erecting a […]
Part One of a Four Part Series BY CHERYL SLAVIN As the 2012-2013 school year started, a new set of educational standards adopted by the New York State Board of Regents became the new normal for every school across the state. Implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards, or simply Common Core, ignited a firestorm […]
Piermont Train Station rental plans discussed The Piermont Train Station has been a historic fixture of the village for decades, a status which has led some to question the Village Board’s idea to rent out the building as a private residence. The Village began to discuss the possibility of allowing the structure to serve a […]
New neighbor, new biopharmeceutical technology; Protein Sciences Corp. will manufacture cutting edge Flublok vaccine at former Pfizer Campus BY CHERYL SLAVIN This past November marks the year anniversary since Protein Sciences Corp., a Connecticut based biopharmaceutical company, signed its lease with Pfizer for the use of two buildings at the Pfizer complex in Pearl River. […]
