BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN Pearl River native Willa Sheridan has been nominated for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Woman of the Year award. There are 12 people vying for the award. The winner will be selected through a competition to raise money for blood cancer patient services, research and advocacy. The successful candidates will have […]
BY KRISTINA WODICKA There are many families in Rockland who are committed to the effort of micro-farming, and having a homestead. One family who has truly taken the concept of a home farm to heart are the Turturro’s of LillyZoo farm. I had the pleasure of spending a few hours at their homestead in Airmont, […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe last week announced that Edward Brims (DOB 04/08/57) of 244 North Main Street, Spring Valley New York was sentenced to 18 years to life in state prison after a jury found him guilty of: Two counts of Attempted Robbery in the First Degree, class ”C” Felonies One […]
Last month students from Rockland County high schools joined students from all over New York to participate in the YMCA Youth and Government Conference in Albany. The 88 Rockland County students at the conference simulated the state government legislative process including the study of public issues, debate of public policy, writing of legislation and a […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Pattern for Progress issues a report analyzing how solid Rockland’s educational infrastructure is for the coming decade Declining enrollment rates and a shrinking tax base will have a profound effect on Rockland County’s school districts over the next eight years, according to a report from the Hudson Valley non-profit Pattern for Progress. […]
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON Children enjoyed hunting for Easter eggs across the country, and across Rockland County last week. Pearl River restaurant and Irish pub, Emmett’s Castle at Blue Hill, located on the picturesque Blue Hill Golf Course in Pearl River, offered brunch and an Easter egg hunt with the Easter bunny. Mayor Dagan LaCorte […]