Nyack’s Famous Street Fair–2012 Edition

Nyack’s Famous Street Fair–2012 Edition

BY ERIN MAHER Nyack’s Famous Street Fair was in full force this past Sunday, May 20, along Main Street with various vendors, visitors, and entertainment. This sizzling, sunny, seventy-five degree Sunday was the first of the three street fairs to be held in the village of Nyack, beginning in May and ending in October. Lining […]

Justice Served for January Gas Blast in West Haverstraw

Justice Served for January Gas Blast in West Haverstraw

On Friday, May 18, Fidel Padilla of Cortlandt pled guilty to putting lives at risk when his company did excavation work and caused a massive explosion that destroyed a West Haverstraw townhouse in January. In addition to the demolition of the house, two West Haverstraw volunteer firefighters and two workers from Orange and Rockland Utilities […]

Timelines: May 24, 2012

Governor Ends Fingerprint Requirement For Food Stamp Recipients Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, May 22 that New York State will end its finger imaging requirement for food stamp applicants. This will help simplify the application process and remove a barrier to reducing hunger, he said. Cuomo hopes, according to his 2012 State Message, to […]

True Food Words: At Community Markets’ Farmers Markets, ‘Local’ Means “To Market and Back in a Day”

As more people want to know our food sources, mass marketers are learning to imitate the calls of courtship with words like “all-natural,” “sustainable,” and “artisanal.” How are shoppers to know what’s authentic? On Saturday, May 26, Community Markets will open their 21st season of managing farmers markets with the guarantee of one essential word: […]

First Rockland Graduate from NYC’S Newest (and only) College of Pharmacy

First Rockland Graduate from NYC’S Newest (and only) College of Pharmacy

Keren Avisrur of Monsey (right) was one of two featured speakers at the May graduation ceremony of the first class of the Touro College of Pharmacy in New York City, where she was joined by 62 fellow graduates earning their PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) degrees.  Pictured with fellow speaker Charysh Randolph, Ms. Avisrur received the Excellence in […]

GETTing Er’ Done

Fast action to put up signs on Getty Rd. When residents on Getty St. in Stony Point complained to Town Hall about a lack of “Child at Play” signs it didn’t take long for Stony Point Highway Superintendent Larry Brissing to take action. According to the report given at this week’s town board meeting, the […]