Part Two, continued from the 02.26.26 edition of the Rockland County Times After two and a half years of furious fighting, MacArthur and his troops returned to the Philippines on October 20, 1944. Before they could be rescued, on that very same day, 1,800 American Prisoners-of-War, including Pvt. Murray Gottlieb, set sail from Manila Harbor […]
In front of the main entrance to the Rockland County Courthouse, there is a monument honoring those county residents who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Included, chiseled in stone, are names of 240 Rocklanders who died during World War II. When the project to build this monument commenced in 1988, Jerry Donnellan, Rockland’s […]
Although her innovative programs combined with her infectious enthusiasm helped to touch countless students with the love of music during her tenure, one of the greatest indicators of her achievements is the amazing array of youngsters that she personally taught who became famous and accomplished professional musicians. All graduates of Nyack High School between 1932-1935, […]
When she started her job as Music Director for the Nyack School System in 1925, 19-year-old Gertrude Goldstein must have had mixed emotions. She herself had graduated from Nyack High School just four short years earlier, and with Nyack’s then small-town atmosphere, she must have already known everyone – the students, the teachers, and the […]
He is Rockland County’s most remarkable and influential resident of all time. Indeed, there was a period when he was the most well-known and popular of all living Americans, when his picture adorned the walls of thousands upon thousands of homes. Counties, cities, and towns in at least 15 states are still named after him, […]
What is the measure of a man? How should we judge a person’s life once their time on Earth is over? On April 24, 1930, the Rockland County Evening Journal ran a story on Page 3, the headline reading, “Bowery Joe” Died By “Accidental Drowning. The article stated, “The body of a man identified as […]