The Harriet Tubman statue came into the Village of Haverstraw like a lion and left like a lamb. On April 20, 2021, the Harriet Tubman statue came into Haverstraw and began a 7 week stay, (the longest stay in one place for the statue) amidst major fanfare, a number of news agencies there to report […]
The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH), Good Samaritan Hospital, and the NY Boulders have announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be available at Boulders Stadium in Pomona from June 21 – June 27 on; Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00am – 7:00pm Wednesday from 1:00pm – 7:00pm Friday from 11:00am – 1:00pm and 5:00pm – […]
The Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR) has announced this year’s Arts Awards recipients, who received their awards at the 2021 Arts Awards Ceremony that was held virtually on Tuesday, June 15th. ACOR received 30 nominations in the catagories of: Arts Educator, Literary Artist, Performing Artist, Arts Organization/Leadership and Visual Artist. The 2021 Arts Awards winners […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day named Lucy Redzeposki as the Director of Economic Development and Tourism. “We’re excited to welcome back Lucy,” said County Executive Ed Day. “She hit the ground running earlier this week and after managing this Department from 2015-2019 knows exactly what the job entails. I have no doubt Rockland’s […]
Landmarks across the Empire State were lit up in blue and gold on Tuesday night in celebration of a major milestone in the fight against Covid-19. As of June 15, 70% of New Yorkers have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination, an accomplishment that has encouraged the state government to remove all the […]
The city of Austin, Texas was rocked on June 12 by a mass shooting that left one person dead and 13 injured. As the dust settled, it was discovered that the man killed was a Rockland native. Douglas John Kantor, 25, was a former resident of Airmont who studied computer engineering at Michigan State University. […]