Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert confirmed the season’s first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a county resident. The patient lives in Orangetown, is over the age of 50 years, and tested positive for the illness. “This human case of West Nile virus reinforces the […]
Wonder Girls’ recent Wellness Day at Varsity House in Orangeburg offered an informative and fun-filled wellness campaign/ fitness fundraiser that helped raise $5,000 for scholarships and educational programming. The three-hour in-person fitness fundraiser, sponsored by Goya Foods, helped raise awareness of the importance of self-care, healthy eating and exercise. Fitness and stretch workshops led by […]
Village of Airmont residents are facing a crisis of faith -both in their government and the U.S. Constitution. A dark cloud filled with foreboding hangs over the thousands who can’t comprehend why any village board would try to inject religious observances into civil law. By the 1970’s, New York had practically done away with observing […]
On Friday, September 24, 2021, at approximately 11:45pm, officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the area of Lake Rd and Rt 9W in Congers, for reports of a one vehicle accident with injuries. Officers arriving at the scene discovered an overturned vehicle that had struck a utility pole. The vehicle was occupied by […]
There’s no better advertisement than food, fun, crafts and music to draw a crowd. Throw in sunny skies and comfortable temperatures, and you’ve got all the makings of a successful venue. Those key ingredients helped Suffern to put on its end-of-summer street fair, one that drew hundreds to Lafayette Avenue on September 18. […]
In the evening hours of Saturday, September 18, 2021, Clarkstown police officers were dispatched 135 Convent Rd., in Nanuet, after receiving multiple reports of a male firing numerous gunshots. Witnesses provided officers with both a description of the male who had fired the handgun and the vehicle he was operating. Responding officers soon located the […]