PSA FROM HEALTH DEPT. The Health Department is offering free rabies shots for cats, dogs and ferrets on Sunday, July 13, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Rockland County Fire Training Center, 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive in Pomona. No appointment is needed. The shots are free, however a $5 donation per animal will […]
The New York State Thruway Authority has recently learned of an email phishing scam which appears to be an attempt to collect unpaid tolls. An example of this email is shown below. Be advised that this is not an authorized communication from E-ZPass, the New York State Thruway Authority or any other toll agency associated […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Rockland connection helps put Ireland on lacrosse map As soccer’s World Cup moves toward its climatic quadrennial conclusion, lacrosse’s version of another global sport will be taking place in Denver, Colo., from July 10 to July 19. Tom Prior of West Nyack will be there. Not merely as a spectator, […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM GOOD SAM When 19-year old lifeguard, Sean Meigh, renewed his CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Certification in early June, he believed he would use his life-saving skill on a beach or at a pool, not on the living room floor of his home in Garnerville, New York. Neither did he imagine that he would […]
BY MICHAEL JAMES BARTON Once again, our military leaders face a tradeoff. Can the United States meet the serious new security challenges we face while staying within strict budget limits? To do so, policymakers will have to make some very tough choices that leverage our existing capabilities while also planning for the future. Foreign threats […]
Business under investigation STONY POINT – A worker at a Stony Point spa is being held in the Rockland County Correctional Facility in New City on $50,000 bail in connection with what is described as inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old girl at the spa, according to Stony Point police. Police said they are also investigating […]