A speaker will address an audience at the JCC on West Nyack Rd., 12:30 p.m.,  Wednesday September 13 on the topic of innocent persons put to death in the United States. The speaker is Stanley Cohen and his workshop is called “Convicting the Innocent- Death row and America’s Broken System of Justice.”  The event  is open to […]
Suffern Mayor Ed Markunas and the Village Board of Trustees announced that the annual Village of Suffern 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony will be held on Monday, September 11, 7 p.m. at the Donna Hallet Park, located on Lonergan Drive in Suffern. All veteran groups, scout groups and the public are invited to attend. For further information, […]
PRESS RELEASE – Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces recent awards and individual recognitions for members of the New York Guard state defense force for their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of New York State’s Military Forces. Sgt. 1st Class Anthony […]
Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! Can you believe it’s nearly September? Time sure flies. Before I begin, I’d like to send my deepest thoughts and prayers to the people of southeastern Texas and Louisiana who were affected by Hurricane Harvey and its truly biblical rainfall amounts and resulting floods. The nation […]
Free tickets to High Holiday services at Rockland County Board of Rabbis’ synagogues are now available to qualifying households. The free ticket offer is made possible by the Rockland Jewish Initiative (RJI), a program of the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Rockland County. To qualify for the free tickets, applicants must not have been a […]
Tropical Storm Harvey whipped itself  into a Category 4 hurricane and made landfall in Rockport, Texas August 25, breaking a record no one is cheering about. Harvey dumped more rain in a single storm in the U.S. since keeping track of weather events began. Houston, fourth largest city in the country, saw its streets turn into […]