West Haverstraw volunteer named Hudson Valley Firefighter of the Year West Haverstraw volunteer firefighter Andrew Kolesar has been named the Firefighter of the Year by the Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association. It is the sixth time that Kolesar, a former chief of the West Haverstraw Fire Department, has been honored for a rescue January, 2011. […]
14 big days of family fun in the parking lots of West Nyack mall The Pyramid Mall/Palisades Center in West Nyack, NY will play host to Rockland County’s newest family entertainment event, the Palisades Fair, June 21 – July 4. The fair will feature spectacular shows free with admission, State Fair amusement rides, delicious fair […]
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON According to Principal Barry Donnelly, one family has dominated the graduation stage at St. Joseph’s Regional High School, in Montvale, N.J. since 2007: The Leonard family, of Congers, N.Y. The school gave a special award this graduation to one family that had three brothers named Valedictorian over the past few years. James […]
Robert M. Campbell, male, 22, of 29 Grandview Dr. Bloomingburg, NY, was busted on June 6 of seven charges: Burglary 2nd, Att. Burglary 2nd, Criminal Trespass 2nd, Criminal Trespass 3rd, Att. Grand Larceny 4th, Criminal Mischief 4th, Possession of Burglar’s Tools. Campbell is the suspected culprit behind a number of burglaries within the town over […]
Funeral for Judge Edelstein Retired Judge Harry Edelstein, who served as a Rockland County Court Judge and Clarkstown justice for more than three decades, died Saturday, June 9. He was 87. The funeral was at 11 a.m. on Monday at the New City Jewish Center. Shivah, a Jewish period of mourning, will be held at […]
United Hospice of Rockland (UHR) Youth for Hospice (YFH) outgoing vice president Kara Sciscente of Congers received the President’s Volunteer Award on June 7, for her volunteer work with Youth for Hospice. The award recognizes Kara for “helping to address the most pressing needs in your community and our country.” The letter from President Obama […]