The Berea Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church of Nyack held their eighth annual Pastor’s Appreciation and Charitable Appreciation Dinner on October 28, at the Nyack Seaport. Pastor Andrew Philbert, PhD was honored, as well as Joe Allen (Communication Department Honoree) and Sonia Tracey (of the MLK Multi-Purpose Center). The mistress of the ceremony was Dr. Frances […]
The Town of Orangetown and Rockland County have been working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance to residents and small businesses affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in early September. Rockland County recently received a FEMA Individual assistance declaration, in part thanks to emails sent to the Orangetown Supervisors office […]
The New York Foundling held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 26 at its Nanuet office to celebrate the launch of its New Day Habilitation and Employment Services site for individuals with developmental disabilities. The New Day Habilitation ‘Without Walls’ program will work to create employment, volunteer, and recreational experiences for individuals with developmental disabilities […]
Several community sponsors distributed free food, school supplies, and over 300 backpacks to Nyack school district students at the community’s annual back-to-school barbeque on Aug. 28. The Nyack Center, Village of Nyack, Nyack NAACP, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Nyack Teachers Association, Hanneman Funeral Home, and other sponsors participated at the event. The generous efforts of the […]
For many American soldiers who served during World War II, Camp Shanks in Orangeburg was the last piece of American soil they stepped foot on before setting out to liberate Europe. Camp Shanks opened in 1942 and was the largest WWII embarkation camp on America’s East Coast for soldiers heading for the front lines in […]
Rockland sends congratulations to its own baseball star, Patrick Kivlehan, a member of the USA Baseball team who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Kivlehan is a former Rutgers star and West Nyack native who is the son of retired Clarkstown Police Department (CPD) Detective Pat Kivelhan. “I always thought the pinnacle would […]