COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco recognized 24 police officers who have made a significant impact in supporting local efforts to eliminate drunk driving. In 2017, a total of 839 people were arrested in Rockland County for driving while intoxicated. “839 DWI-related arrests were made by law […]
The Rockland Free Fair returns April 12-29 to Palisades Center in West Nyack with “The Greatest Showman”-style old-time sideshow acts under the big top, a petting zoo, favorite fair food, carnival games and midway rides for all ages. There is no charge for fair parking, admission, the Records and Burpee Children’s Zoo, and the World of Wonders […]
BY BARRY WARNER President George H. W. Bush made a call to public and community service a centerpiece of his presidency. At his inauguration in 1989, President Bush mentioned ‘all the individuals and community organizations spread like stars through the nation, doing good.’ In the first year of his presidency, President Bush founded the Points […]
Nyack NY – Elliott Forrest, the Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and producer, will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Rockland County Music Teacher’s Guild on April 4 at 10 a.m. at the Nyack Library, 9 South Broadway, Nyack, NY. Mr. Forrest will share highlights from interviews with celebrities and musical luminaries. He will also share […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALEPRT Ombudsman On November 3, 2017, an article entitled “OMBUDSMAN ALERT EXCLUSIVE: NYS Dept. of Transportation tells officials it wants to eliminate Tappan Zee Express bus service”, this column started our lobbying efforts to restore the widely used express bus service from the Palisades Mall to the Tarrytown Railroad station that was […]
BY DIANE DIMOND There is no doubt the deadly mayhem endured by the citizens of Austin, Texas, at the hands of a mysterious bomber this month was horrendous. But in the annals of crime, 23-year-old suspect Mark Anthony Conditt (aka the “Austin Bomber”) will go down as an amateur. It’s sad to say bombings are […]