The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) will open the doors to the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House on December 3–4, 2016, for the family-friendly St. Nicholas Day Program. Children of all ages are welcome to celebrate St. Nicholas Day, as has been the tradition at the HSRC since 1961. This event, inspired by Rockland County’s early […]
To the Editor, This Thanksgiving as we reflect on all that we are grateful for, I am particularly thankful for the support Head Start has provided my family. As a single parent of three children, Head Start provided critical support for my family. I decided to apply to Head Start after hearing many positive reviews […]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – O&R is joining with energy companies across the nation to warn customers about the danger posed by people who call their homes or businesses demanding an instant payment of their utility bills. Scam callers posing as O&R representatives are an ongoing, frequent and dangerous problem for the company’s customers. The company receives […]
Records of more than $2 billion in discretionary state government grants, doling out taxpayer dollars to more than 4,000 projects sponsored by local governments, schools, private businesses and non-profit groups across New York, were added today to the expansive online pork-barrel spending database at SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. The grants, funneled through the […]
To the Editor, To all Americans who voted for Donald J. Trump: From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for your support. We should all get on our knees and thank God for Mr. Trump’s victory. It will be so refreshing to have a President who, unlike Obama, is proud of […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Elegantly simple ideas are often the best. And here’s a great example, brought to you by the folks at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Following a spate of police shootings of unarmed civilians and several chilling assassinations of on-duty officers, no one can deny there is major tension in cities across […]