Parents came. Teenagers came. A police officer and a licensed counselor stood at the front of a room at New City Library and said things that don’t get said often enough out loud: bullying causes real harm, it leaves real marks, and there are real ways to fight back against it. More than seventy people […]
RCC has officially marked the start of construction on its new $3 million Nursing Simulation Lab during a ceremony held Feb. 24. The state-of-the-art facility will significantly expand hands-on training opportunities and help prepare the next generation of nurses for in-demand healthcare careers College leadership, county officials and community partners gathered in the Technology […]
Workplace wellness used to sit comfortably in the “nice but optional” category, somewhere between casual Fridays and free coffee. Helpful, sure, but not something most organizations built a strategy around. That has changed. Today’s employees are more aware of burnout, stress, and long-term health than ever before. They are also more willing to choose employers […]
In front of the main entrance to the Rockland County Courthouse, there is a monument honoring those county residents who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Included, chiseled in stone, are names of 240 Rocklanders who died during World War II. When the project to build this monument commenced in 1988, Jerry Donnellan, Rockland’s […]
At Fieldstone Middle School, intersectional community building is taking root thanks to the efforts of Michael Arterberry and his program, The Power of Peace. This program, implemented in groups of 20 students over the course of 2-days, takes both the kids and the teachers on a journey of empathy, discovery, and understanding. Arterberry, the founder […]
Part Two: Post 1900 During the Great Migration era, many Black-Americans in the south traveled north, often to find work in cities like New York City or Chicago. In Rockland, numerous Black laborers were recruited to work in factories and plants here. Many had come up from NYC, but many more were recruited directly from […]