Garner Arts Center unveils new gallery/meeting space A factory that had produced paper goods and materials since the turn of the 18 th century has been home to the Garner Arts Center since 2003. The complex just unveiled its new gallery/event space on March 16, highlighting fabric/textile artists from across the region. Its newest addition […]
The horrific fire that destroyed Evergreen Court Home for Adults (the former Bader Hotel) and took the life of volunteer firefighter Jared Lloyd and resident Oliver Hueston in March 2021 has remained very much in the public eye. A 15-year veteran of the Columbian Firehouse, the lieutenant’s public funeral service at Clover Stadium drew dozens […]
ABC’s, AI (artificial intelligence) and workforce development were among the topics Rockland Community College’s new president, Dr. Lester Sandres Rápalo, recently discussed at the Rockland Business Association’s November luncheon. In an in-depth interview with RBA President Al Samuels, Rápalo outlined his goals for expanding and enriching programs currently offered at the college—ones that will meet […]
More than a year after receiving a summons for violating a noise ordinance in the Village of Chestnut Ridge, Robert Godwin III had his day in court on June 14. He was facing a $5,000 fi ne for playing music too loudly at his home in the afternoon. Because the complainant failed to show, the charges were dismissed. […]
Wonder Girls is partnering with St. Thomas Aquinas College to host the organization’s first annual “Put Your Best Food Forward” Career Expo on Saturday, March 26 from 12:00pm-4:00pm. The afternoon will offer a series of workshops that include personal branding, resume building, interviewing and negotiating, as well as professional etiquette and dressing for success. The […]
Several Rockland volunteer firefighters joined members of New York’s Senate and Assembly as the lawmakers unveiled proposed legislation to rename the section of Route 45 that runs in front of the Hillcrest Volunteer Fire department in honor of Jared Lloyd. Lloyd, father of two young children and a ten-year volunteer in the Spring Valley Fire […]