VETERANS’ LIVES MATTER: First county Veterans Conference held at HNA Palisades

VETERANS’ LIVES MATTER: First county Veterans Conference held at HNA Palisades

BY KATHY KAHN  BRiDGES, Rockland County Veteran Services Agency and the Department of Mental Health sponsored the county’s inaugural Veterans’ Conference at the HNA Palisades Center on June 13. Over 100 veterans attended the all-day conference and found a bevy of programs designed to inform, encourage and empower them. Returning to civilian life after combat […]

Students from Suffern, Nanuet, Nyack honored in Environmental Essay Contest

Students from Suffern, Nanuet, Nyack honored in Environmental Essay Contest

PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day congratulated six students who won the 26th annual Eleanor Burlingham Earth Day essay contest in an awards ceremony Thursday. Five of the students wrote about recycling and one wrote an essay about a tree her grandfather planted in her backyard. The winners were: Ramapo Central’s Viola Elementary School […]

LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR OPENS FIRST FIREHOUSE SUBS LOCATION AT PALISADES CENTER MALL IN WEST NYACK

LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR OPENS FIRST FIREHOUSE SUBS LOCATION AT PALISADES CENTER MALL IN WEST NYACK

Firehouse Subs announced the grand opening of its newest location at 4364 Palisades Center Dr. in the Palisades Center Mall on Monday, June 19, under the ownership of local business entrepreneur, Tejash Patel. Firehouse Subs, which was recently named No. 1 Overall Brand by Technomic’s Chain Restaurant Consumers’ Choice Awards, serves premium meats and cheeses […]

County Executive’s Corner: Megan Leavey: One of Our Own

County Executive’s Corner: Megan Leavey: One of Our Own

  By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I’m not usually one to heap praise on big Hollywood productions. But I can’t help but feel proud of one of the top movies in theaters across the nation right now: “Megan Leavey.” This true story of a young woman from Valley Cottage whom I have had the […]

Crime Blotter 6/15/17

Crime Blotter 6/15/17

Haverstraw Erratic Driving Results in DWI On June 5, 55-year-old John O’Rourke of Theills was arrested on a DWI charge. At 2:25 a.m., he was observed by an officer as operating his car erratically. The officer stopped O’Rourke when he subsequently took field sobriety tests and a chemical test, revealing that he was intoxicated. He […]