โ€œLightningโ€ Strikes Again In Monsey

โ€œLightningโ€ Strikes Again In Monsey

Many owners of vacant homes in Monsey take arson lightly. Longtime volunteer firefighter and 2011 candidate for County Legislature Hank Stewart explains the phenomena of “Monsey lightingโ€ BY HANK STEWART   “Monsey lightning” has struck again. This time at 178 Maple Avenue, on the morning of February 10, where a vacant house that was slated […]

UNION TO HOLD ANNUAL FREE BUFFET FOR COMMUNITY

UNION Restaurant and Bar Latino has announced the date of their 4th annual “We Care” event, Monday, February 27 through Wednesday, February 29, 2012. In 2009, Chef Jose David Martinez & Mr. Paulo Feteira launched their We Care foundation as a way of giving back and saying โ€˜thank youโ€™ to the community. “So many of […]

Hospice Cuts the Ribbon on Joe Raso Center

BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL With 20 plus years of service to the community, United Hospice of Rockland now has their first residence. February 15 marked the grand opening of the Joe Raso Hospice Residence, which sits on 11 acres of serene property including a pond, streams, woodlands, and wildlife. The residence was named after Joe […]

PRO-LIFE VIGIL TO TAKE PLACE THIS LENT

PRO-LIFE VIGIL TO TAKE PLACE THIS LENT

From Ash Wednesday, February 22, until Palm Sunday, April 1, pro-life activists will be holding vigil outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Spring Valley and at the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel at St. Gregory Barbarigo Church in Garnerville. The hours of vigil are daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on public property and from […]

Business Leaders and Town Officials Push Pension Reform

Business Leaders and Town Officials Push Pension Reform

Issue cuts across partisan boundaries Rockland County Times A bipartisan group including Orange County Chamber President John D’Ambrosio, Haverstraw Town Supervisor Howard Phillips, Business Council President Heather Briccetti, and RBA President Al Samuels said in a unified voice that the costs of pensions, are “unsustainable.” Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence also supported the message, although […]