NEW CITY – During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert inform residents that the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that screening should begin at age 45 for people at average risk of colorectal cancer. Screening can be done either with a sensitive test that […]
Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 – The mass was open to the public and a S.R.O. (Standing Room Only) crowd attended. After the mass, Cardinal Timothy Dolan met with the “Big Givers” of Orange and Rockland County, people who made very generous monetary donations toward the Cardinal’s Appeal, in the school cafeteria. Submitted by Jeannine Rippa […]
Defendant Charged With a Felony Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced that JORGE FLORES-VILLALBA (06/23/1992) of Broad St. Haverstraw, New York has been indicted on a charge of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Causing a Personal Injury That Results in Death Without Reporting(felony). The charge stems from a fatal hit and […]
SUFFERN, NY – On Friday February 28, 2020, Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht, Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel, Ramapo Sgt. Christopher Youngman, and members of “Hope Not Handcuffs” announced the launch of the Hope Not Handcuffs program in the Town of Ramapo. Hope Not Handcuffs-Hudson Valley, a program of the Tri-County Community Partnership Inc., is aimed […]
Latest Alliance in TSTT’s 25-Year History Will Help Expand Pipeline of Students of Color to Pursue Teaching Professions WHITE PLAINS AND ORANGEBURG, NY (FEBRUARY 28, 2020) Sharing the commitment to expand a pipeline of students of color to pursue teaching professions, White Plains-based Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT) , one the nation’s leading teacher diversity […]
By Michael Stumo As the recent presidential debates have shown, many in Washington are eager to move forward on a renewable energy future. Policymakers are already considering wider production of electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. But there’s a problem. The United States currently produces only a fraction of the different metals needed to […]