Last Saturday, local dignitaries and health care professionals gathered to officially dedicate The Jacobs Family Pride Wellness Center of Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Made possible by a partnership with the Oval Center and Aids Center at Montefiore and the Phyllis B. Frank Pride Center of Rockland County, it is the first LGBTQ+ medical health center of […]
After two years on hiatus, Pearl River’s biggest celebration of the year is back on! The second largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, Pearl River’s annual celebration will happen on March 20, the first day of Spring, and will mark the 58th anniversary of the celebration. The event normally draws thousands of visitors […]
Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) was pleased to introduce mission-based leader Thomas Flood as their new Vice President of Institutional Advancement as the school approaches it’s 70th year of operation. Flood brings over 30 years of advancement experience across numerous Catholic based education institutions, including Regis High School, R. C. Diocese of Brooklyn, and most recently, […]
Jerome and Jeromyah Jones are unhappy with the way African Americans are often portrayed in popular media. Sensing a lack of positive representation of their community, the father and son decided to shift the scales by creating and sharing a piece of art that would celebrate black history and pay homage to the African American […]
After months of preparation, on Feb. 14 Rockland County officially assumed responsibility for enforcing fire and building codes in the village of Spring Valley. Rockland’s new Office of Buildings and Codes stands as the first instance in New York history of a county assuming responsibility for enforcing village zoning laws; the take-over was ordered by […]
True to their word, county legislators have passed the four measures necessary to fund a new building department, which will assume responsibility for enforcing zoning codes in the village of Spring Valley. Funding was approved by a unanimous vote of 16-0 during a special meeting of the Legislature on Tuesday Feb 8, after a meeting […]