Business owner treating local residents to a free day of music In the middle of May, North Rockland is going to get a musical treat. Tom Ossa, owner of Rockland Web Design, and vice president of the North Rockland Chamber of Commerce, will be reserving Eccher Park (formerly known as Lowland Park) for a day […]
Pablo Francisco promises to rock the house with screams of laughter at Levity Live in West Nyack, NY May 5 – 8. Pablo’s fans will have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of some hilarious new material as he prepares to shoot a new one hour comedy special entitled “Here We Go Again.” The new […]
It’s been over two years since Provident Bank, Rockland’s former longtime community bank, transformed via a merger and acquisition into Sterling National Bank, but all the while the obsolete monicker “Provident Bank Park” has remained attached to the ballpark in Pomona. In timing that no doubt will be considered more than coincidental by a large portion of the public, the Rockland Boulders and ballpark administrators announced on April […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE This is an impressive presentation of what depression can cause in a family and how, sometimes, things can be worked out through therapy. It is well performed by the cast of Bergen County boys and girls from St. Joseph’s and other Bergen County high schools. James Zitelli as Conrad Jarrett has […]
The 50th anniversary of pianist Mr. Ron Levy’s original debut with the Rockland Symphony Orchestra at age 14 will be celebrated next month. Dr. Marvin von Deck, Associate Conductor of the Symphony will be on the podium for this fabulous concert. Mr. Levy, an internationally acclaimed pianist has been called “first class” by the N.Y. […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The music, the drama, the energy is all there in this old time story of the birth of Ragtime in an age where discrimination between whites and blacks was a deeply ingrained part of the culture. Rockland Community College students do this show just right with a very large and talented […]