So glad I recently saw this column in our local paper. I have been wondering about this vase for years. I’m embarrassed to say; I can’t even tell you what it is made of. It looks like glass to me. Since my grandmother died in the 1980s it has been packed away. That is until […]
September Begins Hispanic Heritage Month Each year, from September 15 to October 15, we come together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to recognize the countless contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to our nation and our communities. Here in Rockland County, this celebration holds special meaning, as so many of our friends, […]
Jack Meehan, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and humanitarian, passed away on September 5, following a brief illness. He was 84. A lifelong Suffern resident, Jack was an idealist and a romantic who always put family first and maintained a steadfast commitment to serving the community that he loved throughout his life. Born in 1941 […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will no longer defend drinking water safeguards that protect Americans from four toxic PFAS chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals.” The EPA is also asking the federal court to throw out existing limits that protect drinking water from those four PFAS chemicals (PFNA, PFHxS, GenX, […]
A meeting concerning a proposed House of Worship in an established housing development in Chestnut Ridge was cancelled on Thursday evening, September 11, due to a glitch in the Public Notice. Those who came to voice concerns about the project were left instead voicing their disappointment outside of the meeting hall. The village had proposed […]
How Struggles Have Shaped Sisterhood On October 3rd, the eleventh annual We Fight Like a Girl fundraiser will return in collaboration with Hudson’s Mill to the Garner Arts Center, uniting hundreds of people affected by breast cancer in support of the Young Survivor Coalition (YSC). What began as a living room fundraiser to help one […]