Rockland County Executive Ed Day has been named an honorary member of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. The international organization develops educational programs and raises awareness about people who displayed the courage to save others during the Holocaust. It is named after Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of Jews […]
BY  JOHN MALONEY Listen to your mother The other day was my mother’s birthday and she would have been 114 if she were still alive. I began to think about the many things my mom used to remind me about. Such things as “Make sure you wear clean underwear in case you get hit […]
PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day has visited a local businesses that demonstrates how Rockland’s improved economy is helping firms grow and keeps the county’s jobless rate among the lowest in the state. United Structural Works, located in Congers, is in the midst of building a 50,000 square foot additional that will double its […]
Jim McDonnell of Stony Point was the special honoree at this year’s Bobby Sands Mass and Dinner hosted by the Irish Northern Aid MacBride Chapter (Rockland County) on Saturday, April 29. It’s the 36th annual Bobby Sands event in Rockland County, held in commemoration of the famed 1981 Irish hunger strikers who stood in defiance […]
Workshops scheduled May 15, June 22 at RCC SUEZ Water New York has scheduled workshops on May 15 and June 22 on its proposed programs to provide financial assistance and other incentives for qualified Rockland customers. The public is invited to attend and provide input and feedback on the draft plans. Earlier this year, as […]
Honoring Those Who Honor Us Last year, the Town of Clarkstown became the first Town in New York to launch a banner program to honor our local veterans and those currently serving our nation in the United States Armed Forces.   Residents or businesses can sponsor a veteran or active duty service member with a military tribute […]