After being closed to the public for more than a year due to the pandemic, the Rockland County Legislature resumes full in-person meetings starting June 29. “We have been waiting a long time for this day and I know that my colleagues and I are thrilled that it has finally arrived,’ Legislature Chairman Alden H. […]
The Irish American Baseball Society is auctioning off the chance to throw out the first pitch at a New York Boulders game on July 24. The winning bidder will also receive four free tickets to see the Boulders take on the visiting Washington Wild Things at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, NY. “The […]
Stony Point Ambulance Corps is pleased to announce its 2021 Scholarship recipient, Mia Balestrieri. Mia will receive $250.00 towards her college fees. She will be attending Northeastern University in Fall 2021, majoring in civil engineering, architectural design, and math. Mia has an impressive list of work, school activities, and community service. She has been inducted […]
A retired law enforcement officer, who declined to provide his name, spent last Sunday jogging through the hamlet of Pearl River in 90 degree weather to honor servicemen unable to spend Father’s Day with their families. “Flagman” as some in town have taken to calling him, has run three miles every other day since 2002 […]
The family of Jared Lloyd, a volunteer firefighter who died combating one of the worst infernos in Rockland’s history, was presented with the Al DeFlumere Award on June 19 at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona. Columbian Engine Company No. 1, County Legislator Tony Earl, and State officials gathered alongside the friends and […]
A fireboat with a history of saving lives sailed off to its final destination on June 23. The McKean fireboat, built in 1954, is famous for its role in rescuing 9/11 victims in 2001, as well as passengers of the U.S. Airways Flight 1549, dubbed the Miracle on the Hudson, in 2009. It will now […]