BY CAROLYN JOHNSON On Monday, April 23, from Kodiak, Alaska, to Key West, Florida, in 6,000 towns and cities across America, 25,000 volunteers gave away half a million free books on one day. Locally, out of many applicants, faculty member and Black Student Union Co-Advisor at SUNY Rockland, Dr. Shamika Mitchell, was chosen to distribute […]
Pearl River-based full-service IT provider Superior Technology Solutions continues to expand upon client offerings. Last week, Superior proudly announced that TRUSTe, the leading online privacy solutions provider, has certified the privacy practices of Superior Technology Solutions for compliance with the US EU Safe Harbor and TRUSTe Privacy programs. The TRUSTe certification program has very strict […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Lowdown on April 24 Stony Point Town Board meeting The Stony Point Town Board met Tuesday evening for its regular meeting where it approved creating a license with Rockland County Meals on Wheels to begin serving meals to seniors in the cafeteria of the RHO Building. Stony Point Town Supervisor Geoff Finn […]
Third Annual Earth Citizen Walk will be held at Rockland Lake State Park; proceeds to benefit IBREA and Rockland Farm Alliance. Rain or shine, walkers will gather at Rockland Lake State Park on Sunday, May 6, for a 1 or 3-mile family walk to benefit local and international groups working as stewards of the earth. […]
BY TONI SOWA Rally For America and Tea Parties United held a joint meeting Sunday, April 15, at the West Nyack Library to voice their concerns about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which came into affect two years ago in March. Their guest speaker was Ms. Betsy McCaughey Ph. D., a patient advocate, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Shaul Spitzer, the 18-year-old who lit fellow New Square resident Aron Rottenberg on fire last year, has plead guilty to first degree assault, a class A felony, and will face seven years in state prison On Tuesday, Spitzer told Supreme Court Justice William Kelly that he knew he erred and “must be […]