National Vision Administrators (NVA), a Clifton, New Jersey-based vision benefits administrator, is partnering with nonprofit AmpleHarvest.org to help home gardeners donate their surplus produce to feed the hungry throughout the state. According to The Feeding America’s 2012 Food Insecurity Report, in New Jersey, the food insecurity rate is at 13 percent, with 1,141,890 people being […]
Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! March has come in like a lion, which means so has Meteorological Spring! Yes, it is officially Meteorological Spring, so let’s see if any spring-like weather is in store. Friday: Rain, some of it will fall moderately to heavily. There *could* be a changeover to snow […]
SUEZ and Stony Point have announced an agreement to extend by 20 years the town’s $1 per year lease on 42-acres, which host the town pool and other public recreational facilities. The $1 annual lease agreement, which has been in effect since 1984, will allow the town to operate on the site until 2038. […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Think of all the groundbreaking scientific developments that have helped in the fight against crime: fingerprinting, blood testing and DNA profiling, to name just three. It is way past time for another major advancement. This one must be laser-focused on the digital world in which we all exist. And it must be […]
REPORT FROM CLARKSTOWN PD Today at approximately 1:36 p.m. the Clarkstown Police Department School Resource Officer was notified of a threatening message found in a boys’ bathroom located on the third floor of the Nyack High School. CPD has been working with the Nyack School District to ensure that the situation is responded to promptly and properly. […]
REPORT FROM RAMAPO PD On February 25 at about 10:10 p.m. Town of Ramapo police officers received a report of an attempted robbery that had just occurred on Concord Dr. in Monsey. Upon their arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated that he was walking on the street when he was approached by two males one […]