The seventh annual Highlands Bluegrass Festival and Craft Fair comes to the historic Great Lawn of Harmony Hall from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, September 18. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the Lower Hudson Valley’s only outdoor Bluegrass festival on the Great Lawn of Harmony Hall – an 1848 mansion that is under restoration. This […]
BUCHANAN – The decision on whether to grant new operating licenses for the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan may be another year or more off. Proceedings are continuing by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with the issues being examined, but the issue of broken or missing baffle bolts may push the process back further, […]
The Town of Clarkstown was the pleased recipient of two New York State grants of $250,000 apiece last week, with the money earmarked for the restoration of the historic Vanderbilt/Budke and Traphagen Houses on Germonds Road in West Nyack. Presenting the grants at a ceremony at the site of the two structures were Assemblyman Kenneth […]
BY VICTORIA TANNER Arts education is commonly one of the topics cut from school programming when budgets dip. Parents are able to supplement this by enrolling their kids in after school or weekend music lessons to keep the arts alive. Samuel Faraci,  strongly believes in the value a music education can provide a person, from elementary […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day When my kids were young and I was head of the PTA Health and Safety committee at Little Tor Elementary School, one of my jobs was to stress the importance of bus and pedestrian safety for both children and adults. Now, as County Executive, I’m continuing this effort. Schools […]
Goodbye to Warm Yesterdays – Hello New Friends and School Days STORY AND PHOTOS BY BJ GRECO The lazy days of summer are quickly drawing to a close and thoughts now turn to the expectations of the new school year. SOCSD students walked, rode school buses, and car pooled their way to their respective school buildings. […]