An Extra-Special Reason to Celebrate 2020: Mom’s gift to her teenage daughter literally saved her life

An Extra-Special Reason to Celebrate 2020: Mom’s gift to her teenage daughter literally saved her life

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 […]

MTA Bailed Out: Metropolitan Transit Authority to Receive Four Billion in Federal Funding

MTA Bailed Out:  Metropolitan Transit Authority to Receive Four Billion in Federal Funding

  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 […]

South Nyack Voters Resoundingly Approve Village Dissolution

South Nyack Voters Resoundingly Approve Village Dissolution

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.  […]

Target Targeted for Dangerous Prank

Target Targeted for Dangerous Prank

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, […]