NYS Senator Pete Harckham has announced that an additional $1 million in financial aid from the Senate is being appropriated for the North Rockland Central School District (NRCSD) in the FY2025-2026 State Budget. The funding, the third time the State Senate has come through for the North Rockland schools, will be combined with the school […]
The Rockland Community Foundation, an organization working to improve the quality of life in the region, and Optimum, the leading provider of fiber internet, mobile, and TV services, today announce the recipients of the Innovative Teaching Grant Program. The program is awarding over 20 educators in Rockland County with a grant to enable access to […]
Last Thursday, Saint Thomas Aquinas College invited five business owners to an entrepreneurship panel. The hour-long panel hosted 50 students and was a part of “STAC Your Future Week”, a career and experiential learning program to prepare college students for their careers. The panel was moderated byJohn Azaria, an adjunct professor in the STAC School […]
Rockland Community College has received the 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Academia magazine, the nation’s oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The HEED Award is a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to academic excellence, belonging, and community building across all […]
Students at Willow Grove Elementary School had a special visitor today when K9 Remy, the first Certified Electronics Detection Dog in Rockland County, stopped by with her handler, Detective Tim Hayes, of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Investigative Unit. K9 Remy is specifically trained to detect the unique chemical compounds found in electronic devices. […]
Author and child safety advocate Rosemarie D’Alessandro spoke at the Tappan Library last week She spoke about her book “The Message of Light Amid Letters of Darkness” which is about her experiences after the tragic murder of her 7-year-old daughter Joan at the hands of a neighbor who was a teacher at Tappan Zee High […]