BY MICHAEL CAHILL Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern cut the ribbon on Wednesday to unveil its newly renovated Chemical Dependency Unit. Plenty of staff was on hand to witness the ribbon cutting, which took place after several short speeches and a blessing from the chaplain. The Chemical Dependancy Unity at Good Samaritan is currently in […]
BY SHERLY JOURDAIN CCSR holds 3rd annual “Blessing of the Soil” On Saturday, the Catholic Community Services of Rockland (CCSR) held their 3rd annual ceremonial blessing of the community garden known as the Garden of Love. The blessing, known as the “Blessing of the Soil,” along with an unveiling of children’s artwork took place early […]
BY SARA GILBERT Haverstraw builds concession stand at Corporal Manny Lopez Field About 30 volunteers gathered on Saturday, April 21 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to build a concession stand at the Corporal Manny Lopez Field. Building this concession stand is the “final touch” on the ball field which is just two years old, […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL “Our plea is for proper preparation before utter devastation,” read a placard at the front on the room at the Sons of Israel Congregation in Upper Nyack on Monday evening as the event organized by the Salisbury point Co-Op got underway. The event was an opportunity for several engineers hired by Salisbury […]
BY SARA GILBERT Candidates promise to change controversial school board policies in East Ramapo district Gathered at the Chuggin’ Rhino in Pomona from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, Kim Foskew, Hiram Rivera and Joanna Thompson rallied a group of roughly 50 for support in this year’s East Ramapo school board election. These three candidates […]
Village of Nyack Adopts New Budget The Village of Nyack adopted a new $5.3 million budget for the 2012 – 2013 fiscal year on Thursday. Homeowners in different parts of the village can expect to see slight property tax increases when the new budget takes effect depending on where they live. For example a house […]