Environmental Day Festival and Rockland Recycles Awards

Environmental Day Festival and Rockland Recycles Awards

On Sunday June 1 the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority held its fifth annual Environmental Day at the Recycling Center in Hillburn. Close to 40 organizations and businesses took part in table-top exhibits and demonstrations, all geared towards increasing awareness about green programs and services in and around Rockland County. “This event serves as an education […]

Stephanie’s Adventures in Singledom: Relationship Perspectives

BY STEPHANIE DOLCE This past weekend was bittersweet. I got to celebrate my soon-to-be sister-in-law at her bridal shower, celebrated my cousin’s college graduation, celebrated another cousin’s engagement & also had to deal with a sudden loss with a family friend. Actually, I would say that the loss was not just a “family friend” but […]

Rockland Lake History Talk June 12

An illustrated talk on the history of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain will be given at an open public meeting tonight (Thursday, June 12) in Congers, starting at 7:30 p.m. The talk will be given in the second floor meeting room of the Congers Veterans Memorial Association (VMA) building on Lake Road in downtown Congers, […]

‘Peoples’ Cup’ camp pressures Brazil ahead of World Cup

Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) — Almost overnight, a patchwork of plastic tents appeared on an empty piece of land less than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from the World Cup stadium as a show of force from Sao Paulo’s working poor. In a matter of weeks, more than 3,000 families joined the squatters settlement known as the […]

Doctors to Reach Injured German Cave Explorer

Germany’s mountain rescue service says doctors are close to reaching an injured explorer stuck deep inside an Alpine cave on the Austrian border. Researcher Johann Westhauser was injured in a rock fall Sunday 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) underground, inside the Riesending cave system near Berchtesgaden. READ MORE: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/doctors-reach-injured-german-cave-explorer-24087967