By Joe Kuhn New York State’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services is expanding its operations. Last Tuesday the commissioner of OASAS, Arlene González-Sánchez, proudly announced the opening of Foundations Recovery center in Nanuet NY. The center will function as a meeting place where those struggling with addiction can gather and share their problems […]
Meteorologists are tracking a push of much cooler and less humid air from Canada. AccuWeather Global Weather Center – A taste of autumn is in store for the northeastern United States by this weekend, but not before more heat and locally severe thunderstorms roll through some areas through the middle days of this week. Fans […]
Photo by Scott Waters On August 18, 2019, the Village of Suffern dedicated Point Park to lifelong Suffern resident and Korean War Veteran (NAVY) Dave “Red” Clifford. Clifford was a 1953 graduate of Suffern High School, he would then proudly service in the US Navy from 1953 – 1957. He would serve in the Korean […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann Over the past few months, several residents have voiced concerns about foxes appearing in their communities. According to the New York State DEC expanding coyote populations, (a potential predator of red fox), have pushed red fox further into residential areas in recent years. It is important to note that Rockland County […]
PEARL RIVER, NY August 19, 2019 — These 75 middle school students at St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) never dreamed they’d spend part of their summer vacation like this. Analyzing blood spatter, processing fingerprints, collecting evidence, identifying suspects and a variety of other crime scene investigation pursuits — a kind of CSI-STAC — all are […]
Orange and Rockland has contributed $20,000 to the Rockland Farm Alliance (RFA) to help support the expansion of RFA’s Agricultural Education Program with an initiative aimed at giving low-income students a greater understanding of how their food is grown and how it gets from the field to the table. The O&R donation will be directed […]