Dear Editor, With the county $100 million in debt we no longer have the luxury to decide to cut the budget or not. We must cut the budget and eliminate the duplication of services with in our county. From my personal observations Rockland County is well policed and of course that’s a good thing. We […]
-New York City Comedy Show Package Helps Support Special Olympics of New York- Emmett’s Castle at Blue Hill is hosting a New Year’s Eve dinner and comedy show package that will help benefit the Special Olympics of New York, which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for all […]
“Palisades Climb” ropes course to be erected in the Center Court area at Palisades Center A five-level, custom designed ropes adventure course which, standing at 85 feet tall, is claimed as be the tallest indoor course, will be the newest feature at the Pyramid Management Group’s mall in West Nyack, the Palisades Center. The Palisades Climb […]
Barry Warner ‘Make A Difference Rockland’ was a free meet and greet event held at Nanuet High School in mid November, aimed at bringing together many of the various charitable and nonprofit organizations from the county. Formerly known as ‘JCC Cares’, the program gives individuals a chance to find out about nonprofit services, to volunteer […]
RBA meeting focuses on advancing executive ambition of women BY CANDACE RIVERA Rockland Business Association Women’s Forum met last week in Nanuet to discuss “Cracking the Concrete Ceiling.” Former Mercy College President Dr. Lucie Lapovsky’s presentation displayed gaps between genders in Fortune 500 companies and in salaries. The leadership roles within Fortune 500 companies have […]
BY DIANE DIMOND I want to introduce you to a truly thankful man. His name is Richard Smeraldo of Clearwater, Fla. After you hear his story, I promise, you will never forget it. Richard, a happy-go-lucky 74, has always loved fireworks, so this past July Fourth, he, his wife and a female friend went to […]