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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato announced that his office will host another small business workshop on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the Allison Parris Office Building, 11 New Hempstead Road, New City from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. The workshop is being presented in conjunction with the Rockland Economic Development Corporation and Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. Topics covered […]
United Water to Host Open House at Haverstraw Water Supply Project Rockland residents invited to tour pilot purification facility on Saturday, May 19 United Water New York has announced it will host an open house for local residents to visit and tour the Haverstraw Water Supply Project pilot facility. Refreshments will be available as well […]
Task force warns community about prescription drug abuse “epidemic” BY SARA GILBERT On Thursday, May 10, The District Attorney’s Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, along with several other organizations, held a symposium at Rockland Community College to address what some are calling “an epidemic.” About 20 or 25 years ago, cocaine and crack were the […]