New York State Senator Bill Weber (R-38) has cosponsored two bills to protect and improve access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) for those seeking to start families. S.8626, sponsored by Senator Martins, protects IVF treatment providers, fertility doctors, and patients from criminal and civil liability and shields providers of goods used to facilitate the IVF […]
In the wake of the first human death from Eastern Equine Encephalitis in New York State in almost a decade, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer was in Rockland County last Wednesday to announce a push for more federal aid to fight mosquito-borne illnesses. He is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
On Wednesday County Executive Ed Day, alongside nine members of the County Legislature and Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann, announced a strategy to redevelop the Sain Building located at 18 New Hempstead Road, which has been vacant since 2017, into mixed-use commercial space and workforce housing. Following the Legislature’s action to declare this property surplus, which […]
As long as there have been humans, there has been art. Art and artistic expression is an integral part of being human and remains an activity meant to be enjoyed by all. Music For Life Creative Arts Therapy ensures that music and art is accessible to all and is a tool used to improve the […]
On Tuesday, November 5, Clarkstown residents in Ward 1 will be asked to choose between current Board member John Valentino (R/C) and his challenger, Mark Licker (D). Valentino was appointed by the Town Board to fill the vacancy left by the death of Councilman Mark Woods earlier this year. Valentino, a retired NYPD Lieutenant, is […]
A 53-year-old Spring Valley woman was killed on Monday when the car in which she was a passenger was involved in a crash with another vehicle at the intersection of New Hempstead Road and Summit Park Road in the Town of Ramapo. Police said at about 9:30 a.m. a 2000 Ford Taurus was driven by […]