“For who is not mad in a country that has gone mad?” This existential question is one of several that Nyack-based poet, painter and former psychoanalyst David Klugman explores in his newly released epic poem, “In the American Grain.” On Tuesday, November 7—fittingly taking place the night of Election Day—Klugman debuted a truncated, three-act version […]
With a maiden name like “Coupé”—in ballet, a movement done on the upbeat to prepare for the step that follows—it’s fitting that Diane Frankel has dedicated her life to the stage. The England-born and trained founder of the fifty-three-year-old, 585 student-based Coupé Theatre Studio in Nanuet, New York hails from a long line of […]
Rockland County Legislator Aney Paul has partnered with TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal) to conduct a Winter Coat Drive for the benefit of our neighbors. “Through circumstances not of their own making, many families and individuals find themselves without the means to buy something as necessary as a warm winter coat,” Legislator Paul said. […]
With the holiday season fast approaching, it is more important than ever to make sure as many people as possible have their food needs met. To help fill this need, the Rockland Community Foundation has partnered with Inserra Supermarkets (parent company of ShopRite) to award $500 grants to 20 local food pantries to help combat […]
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) recently honored over 90 older adults for their volunteerism as part of NYSOFA’s annual Older New Yorkers’ Day celebration presented during a November 3 livestream. Three Rockland County volunteers, Chris Hughes, Bert Hughes, and Art Manion, were included in the broadcast, each of them celebrated for […]
Rockland has officially been named a Clean Energy Community (CEC) by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NY-SERDA) after completing four High Impact Actions within the CEC program and will receive a $5,000 Designation Grant. The Designation Grant will be used to purchase electric landscaping equipment to be utilized by the Facilities […]