By: Kathy Kahn Love, luck and a wonderful team of doctors and nurses helped give Dominican College student Lauren Shields a renewed lease on life. We first introduced Lauren to readers back in June, 2018. At that time, the Stony Point high-schooler was celebrating the 10th anniversary of her heart transplant at the age of […]
Rockland commuters anxious about the fate of the Pascack Valley Line can rest easy. On Sunday night, Senator Chuck Schumer announced via Twitter that the latest Covid-19 relief bill will provide funds for the cash-strapped agency and allow the MTA to avoid the “devastating” budget cuts forecasted during their November board meeting. The MTA […]
By Kathy Kahn and Jennifer Korn The Nor’easter that hit Rockland Wednesday evening did not deter South Nyack residents from getting to the polls on Thursday, Dec. 17. In the hope of retaining the village’s distinction as a quaint “rivertown” community, residents overwhelmingly voted “yes” to dissolve the mini-municipality by a margin of 508-292. […]
With heavy snow and high winds predicted for Wednesday night’s nor’easter, O&R has declared a Storm Watch today. The storm activity has the potential to cause power line damage and electric service interruptions, so company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal crews are ramping up for a high-volume outage response to the storm, […]
By: Joe Kuhn Last Thursday, Dec 10, the Spring Valley Target was swarmed by emergency services as first responders reacted to a phony bomb threat called into the Spring Valley Police Department. At approximately 5:30 PM Spring Valley Police received a phone call from a man inside the store, who claimed that he was armed, […]
Tonight, Dec 13, Nyack Center will begin its 25th Annual Holiday Celebration, which will stream at 7 pm for the rest of the holiday season. This year audiences can enjoy songs and stories performed by Bill Irwin, Steven Bernstein, and many other local favorites, all to benefit Nyack Center’s essential programs that support children and […]