Second Annual Taste of North Rockland Coming in October

Second Annual Taste of North Rockland Coming in October

The North Rockland Lions Club and the North Rockland Rotary announced they will once again be collaborating on an exciting fundraiser. “A Taste of North Rockland” will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at West Haverstraw Village Hall. “A Taste of North Rockland” is a fundraiser that will feature 15 or more restaurants from […]

Rockland County responds to Hurricane Harvey destruction in Houston, Louisiana

Rockland County responds to Hurricane Harvey destruction in Houston, Louisiana

BY KATHY KAHN   County Executive Ed Day on Friday, August 31, introduced members of VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) at the Fire Training Center in Pomona to let residents know donations of food, clothing and household necessities would be impossible to deliver to the flood-ravaged areas of Houston. “We formed this group after Superstorm […]

HEALTHGRADES NAMES GOOD SAM 5-STAR FOR VAGINAL DELIVERY

HEALTHGRADES NAMES GOOD SAM 5-STAR FOR VAGINAL DELIVERY

Good Samaritan Hospital have been named a 5-star recipient for Vaginal Delivery by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. This 5-star rating indicates that the hospitals’ clinical outcomes are statistically significantly better than expected when performing the procedure being evaluated. “With close to 3,500 births a year, our Maternity Departments […]

SPRING VALLEY PREDATORY RAPIST SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON

SPRING VALLEY PREDATORY RAPIST SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON

DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe this week announced that 34-year-old Eduardo Najera of Spring Valley was sentenced to 14 years in state prison and 20 years post-release supervision on his March 6, 2017 guilty plea to one count of rape in the first degree, a class “B” felony in connection with the repeated […]

First-ever “Great Nyack Get Together” set for September 16

First-ever “Great Nyack Get Together” set for September 16

With between 75 and 100 nonprofits participating, the first-ever Great Nyack Get-Together on September 16 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. is free and fun way to highlight organizations that serve the village. “The goal is to have the event be as paperless a presence as possible,” event co-chair and Village of Nyack Recreation Director Melody Partick explained. Visitors […]