With holiday travel, seasonal illness and winter weather expected to strain the blood supply, New York Blood Center (NYBC) is urging New Yorkers to donate blood now, before winter shortages intensify and hospitals face increased demand. Blood donations nationwide typically drop by more than one-third during the winter months, even as trauma care, cancer treatment, […]
A life measured in nights, not miles Over more than twenty years, one traveler crisscrossed the globe with little more than a carry‑on and a laptop, keeping score not by frequent‑flier miles but by hotel nights. The itinerary spanned major business centers in North America and Europe, surf towns and islands in Southeast Asia, manufacturing […]
Not every Valentine’s Day needs to end with a marriage proposal. Sometimes love means diamond earrings that catch the light during dinner. Or a tennis bracelet she can wear to work every day. Or that pendant that sits perfectly at her collarbone. Americans spent $6.5 billion on jewelry last Valentine’s Day, and here’s what most […]
When she started her job as Music Director for the Nyack School System in 1925, 19-year-old Gertrude Goldstein must have had mixed emotions. She herself had graduated from Nyack High School just four short years earlier, and with Nyack’s then small-town atmosphere, she must have already known everyone – the students, the teachers, and the […]
On December 16th, the Jewish Community Center threw a fantastic birthday party for Rockland County’s newest centenarian. The event was jammed packed with speakers, friends, politicians, and, of course, the RCT had to stop by! During the joyful event, this World War II Veteran was honored with a plaque declaring his birthday Harold Heller Day […]
What’s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, December 25th – Wednesday, December 31st Email gillian@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown ORANGEBURG: Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives, Orangetown & The Bicentennial 1776 -1976! From Democracy to Disco January 3rd Don’t miss the Orangetown Historical Museum & Archive’s ongoing exhibition, Orangetown & The Bicentennial 1776 to 1976! […]