BY BARRY WARNER The modern bicycle is a versatile machine offering options for transportation, recreation and fitness. Cycling also provides a host of health benefits, including improved cardiovascular functioning, leg strength, balance, coordination, enhanced mood and weight management. To grow awareness for bicycle safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has designated the month of […]
BY BARRY WARNER Arbor Day is a special day that is set aside throughout the world to raise awareness of trees and the important role that they play in the environment. In most of the United States, Arbor Day is celebrated on the fourth Friday of April. It was first recognized in Nebraska in 1872 […]
The supervisor of the Town of Haverstraw, Howard T. Phillips, Jr., the supervisor of the Town of Stony Point, Geoffrey Finn, the athletic director of North Rockland School District, Joseph Casarella, Nam Knights and emcee Michael Greco announce the 11th annual North Rockland 5k Run/Walk, taking place on Sunday, June 8 at 9 a.m. at […]
St. Thomas Aquinas College’s 57th Commencement Ceremonies will be held on the college’s front lawn on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 2 p.m., weather permitting, announced Dr. Margaret M. Fitzpatrick, S.C., president of the college. In the event of inclement weather, the college will move its ceremony to Aquinas Hall and the ticket holder policy […]
Over 50 volunteers came out for Keep Rockland Beautiful’s Annual Haverstraw Community Cleanup this past Sunday, April 27.
Delta is a friendly, 3½-year-old, black and white, domestic shorthair female, who thinks she has been at the shelter far too long. She is playful, lively, and a real people cat. Delta loves to be pet and have her ears scritched, and has become a real favorite of the staff. She would love to fly […]