As part of its focus on STEM education development, Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) has contributed $5,000 each to help support robotics programs at Clarkstown-North, Nanuet, North Rockland and Tappan Zee high schools. Those schools’ students’ robotic building skills were put to the test last weekend when 48 local and international robotics teams competed […]
Rockland BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) West Nyack campus will soon receive a major upgrade. On March 6th, Rockland County voters decided by an overwhelming majority to approve the construction of a new, 52,000 square foot, two-story building to support current and future growth of Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education and STEM programs […]
The Rockland County Legislature celebrated Women’s History Month by recognizing the contributions of four remarkable residents – Suzanne Barclay, Rena Finkelstein, Marie Lorenzini and Nicole Matthews. “The incredible work carried out by each of our honorees has made a positive difference in the lives of so many – individuals, families and our overall community,” Rockland […]
On Saturday, March 9, the Haitian Cultural Heritage Preservation put on their twelfth annual International Women’s Day celebration. Held live at St. Joseph’s Church in Spring Valley for the second time since the start of COVID-19, the event included speeches from female community leaders and a panel discussion. While the event is designed for women […]
To say author and Rockland native Gil Roscoe has seen it all would be little exaggeration. Born in Nyack and raised in Monsey, the nine-book novelist and current Hollywood Bowl usher spent the early years of his adulthood in an array of professions all around the world, working as a tree trimmer, VISTA volunteer, bank […]
State lawmakers approved new congressional maps this week that will be used in the upcoming November 2024 election. There were nominal changes to the three Hudson Valley districts that are expected to be among the most competitive in the nation. The final redistricting plan came after Democrats in the state legislature rejected the congressional redistricting […]