Rockland Behavioral Health Response Team (BHRT) has announced that its Administrative Coordinator, Tracie Florida, LMSW, is leaving the organization. Florida, who was a founding member of the BHRT team, will continue to serve as a per diem clinician for the agency. “Tracie’s devotion to BHRT has been a driving force in helping the agency achieve […]
After a week in Los Angeles, my body clock was totally thrown off coming back to the NY area on Wednesday night. I thought I was back to normal until Sunday hit. I rolled out of bed, a little past 1030 in the morning, and wondered. Holy moly, what are we supposed to do today? […]
Good news for Rockland’s small businesses. On Friday, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Director of Economic Development and Tourism Lucy Redzeposki announced the creation of a Small Business Assistance Grant Program to aid for-profit small businesses located within Rockland. A total of $250,000 in grants funds are available. Businesses with 25 employees or fewer […]
Two years after his arrest, Collyer Goodman, of Valley Cottage, has been sentenced for Manslaughter in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Goodman was originally charged after accidentally shooting and killing his friend Darien Brydie in the village of Nyack. On August 23, 2020, Collyer Goodman was sitting in the rear right […]
I am a fan of classic movies from the golden age of Hollywood; AMC and Turner Classic movies are staples in our home. One of my sleeper favorites is from 1943 and stars the late great comedian Jack Benny and Anne Sheridan entitled “George Washington Slept Here.” It is a clever comedy about a New […]
By Joe Kuhn and Jess Warren In honor of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Army, nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by the Native Americans they combated, county officials presented four present day African American veterans and Rockland residents with the Buffalo Soldier Award during an annual ceremony at the Ellipse Room […]