Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced the official launch of the Work for Success Pledge, an online pledge in which businesses commit to consider hiring qualified individuals with criminal convictions. New York is the first state in the nation to develop such a pledge. More than 80 companies who do business in New York, including […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack sets auditions for the musical “The Bridges of Madison County” to be directed by Claudia Stefany. They will be August 23-24 at 7:30 p.m., at the Playhouse on Park Street in Nyack with callbacks August 28 at 7:30 p.m. (by invitation only). Performances are set for weekends November 10 through […]
Forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! I hope that your week has been nothing short of great. The weather sure has been hot, muggy, and uncomfortable, especially for those of you spending time outdoors. Well, let’s take a look at the forecast to see what the end of July holds in store. Showers move […]
Dr. R. Steven Notley, director and professor of Nyack College’s Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins (AJCO) graduate degree program and Dr. Jeffrey P. GarcÃa, AJCO professor submitted their first weekly update recently on the progress with the El-Araj Excavation in Israel led by head archaeologist, Dr. Mordechai Aviam from the Kinneret Institute for Galilean Archaeology. Ms. Constance Diggs, AJCO program […]
American Heart Association Award recognizes Good Samaritan Hospital’s commitment to quality stroke care PRESS RELEASE Good Samaritan Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according […]
Owen Lennon, a 26-year-old Marine from Pomona, died in a plane crash on July 10 while on active duty. He was one of 16Â troops to perish when the KCT130T refueling plane he was traveling in crashed in a soybean field in the Mississippi delta. Lennon graduated from Ramapo High School in 2008, where he played […]