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. […]
Over the last few weeks, plenty of teams in town have gotten a lot of attention. Of course, the Knicks Playoff Run got a ton of love, and rightfully so. The Nets have been center stage trying to win a title and hold off the Milwaukee Bucks and find themselves in quite the predicament. […]
After a year and a half of precaution, Rockland is ready to mark an official end to the worst of the pandemic. On Friday, County Executive Ed Day announced that he will not renew the local State of Emergency, which was declared on March 16, 2020, in Rockland County due to COVID-19. The State of […]