St.Patricks Day is fast approaching, and with it comes Orangetown’s biggest celebration of the year, the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. This year’s celebration will be lead by Parade Commander Sergeant Nick Whalen, and Hibernian of the Year Terry McGeever. Parade Commander Sgt. Whalen is a lifelong Rockland resident. Born and raised in Nanuet, he […]
A Stony Point man has been arraigned on a murder charge and other crimes in connection with a homicide that occurred three years ago. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh said Robert Rodriguez, 36, was also charged with criminal posses- sion of a weapon, arson, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse. […]
On Thursday, February 22, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) hosted a Financial Services Committee Field Hearing on housing at the Rockland County Legislature. Officially entitled “Restoring Prosperity in American Communities: Examining the Failures of Status Quo Housing Policy,” the hearing was co-run by Congressman Warren Davidson (OH-08) and Congressman Mike Flood (NE-01). Witnesses included Teresa […]
On Sunday, February 25, demonstrators supporting both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stood along South Middletown Road in Nanuet near the Rockland Plaza to make their voices heard. Though Israel and Hamas are currently inching toward a deal that would free some of the approximately 130 hostages held in the Gaza strip in exchange for […]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Monday, February 26 – Sunday, March 3, 2024) is an annual public awareness campaign that highlights the seriousness of eating disorders across the United States, particularly for women and girls of all ages. More than 30 million Americans suffer from disordered eating, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Typically, eating disorders […]
Though National Library Lovers Month has come to a close seemingly too early — darn it, leap year!—, supporting these safe havens for education and resources is something that one can engage in any day and any time of the year. Brian Avery, a librarian at Finkelstein Memorial Library, spoke with The Rockland County […]