Garnerville Home Destroyed in Fire A fire which was likely caused by a tossed cigarette destroyed a Garnerville home early on Sunday, ripping through a family’s belongings but causing no injuries. The fire began at around 1:45 a.m., after which the family immediately left the house and both West Haverstraw and Thiells firefighters responded to […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – The Concerned Citizens of Suffern gathered local and state officials from both Rockland and Bergen County at the Suffern Community Center on May 3 to discuss continued progress on plans to develop flood safeguards in the Village of Suffern, protecting the Squire’s Gate community near the Mahwah River from deluges […]
Honorary Degree Recipients Are Leaders in Film, Business, and Ministry On Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m., Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary will hold commencement exercises for nearly 700 graduates at the Westchester County Center located at 198 Central Avenue in White Plains, NY. Three honorary degrees will be awarded and the recipients will […]
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Harriman State Park Group Summer Camps program. In celebration of this important centennial, the Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) is delighted to announce that it will host an exhibition of the Harriman Camp Experience. The exhibition is being curated by Sue Scher. The […]
BY BARRY WARNER Rockland County government offers programs for the elderly through its Office for the Aging which are designed to help seniors maintain maximum independence in the home and provide employment and volunteer activities in the community. Director June F. Molof explained, “There are more than 59,000 people in Rockland County over the age […]
The Rockland County Concert Band, under the baton of music director, Lawrence Keith Zaidan, will present its “Spring Spectacular!” concert on Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Rockland Community College, in the Cultural Arts Center. This energetic musical program will include the greatest songs of The Beatles, a new medley of classic Disney songs, […]