Ferocious Beasts: Dog Breeds to Watch Out For

Ferocious Beasts: Dog Breeds to Watch Out For

For many individuals in the United States, their pet dogs are the cutest and most loveable companions. Just do a quick search on Instagram and other social media platforms and you will see what we are referring to. Pet-owner videos and images all over the Internet paint generally harmonious animal-human interactions. But that is not […]

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: WILL NEW YORK BE THE SECOND STATE IN THE NATION TO TIGHTEN THE DWI BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT FROM .08 TO .05%?

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: WILL NEW YORK BE THE SECOND STATE IN THE NATION TO TIGHTEN THE DWI BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMIT FROM .08 TO .05%?

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman On January 10 Ombudsman Alert published an article encouraging our state legislators, Senator David Carlucci and Assemblypersons Ellen Jaffee and Ken Zebrowski to sponsor or co-sponsor bills in the Senate amd Assembly to enable New York State to follow in the footsteps of the state of Utah to become the […]

Not Your Usual Consignment Store

Not Your Usual Consignment Store

By Kathy Kahn Photos by Scott Waters If you’re looking for a special or unusual gift for someone, there’s no place in Rockland like “Wow! That’s Unusual,” a shop that’s been on Lafayette Avenue in the Village of Suffern for nearly a decade. Owner Steve Kaufman was originally in the newspaper business—in his case, making […]

Pothole Patching Plan Announced

Pothole Patching Plan Announced

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Photos courtesy of Rockland County Highway Department  County Executive Ed Day and Highway Superintendent Charles “Skip” Vezzetti announced a coordinated effort among the County, State and Rockland’s Towns to tackle potholes during this temporary winter warm up. “Though the roads in Rockland are overseen by many different municipalities and entities we are […]

 NANUET PUBLIC LIBRARY NAMES NEW DIRECTOR 

 NANUET PUBLIC LIBRARY NAMES NEW DIRECTOR 

(NANUET, NY) — The Nanuet Public Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce Jessica Bowen as its new Director. Bowen has extensive public library experience and served most recently as Director of the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library in the Village of Piermont since 2008. She holds a Master of Library and Information […]