For Rockland residents with an artistic eye, the Nyack Art Collective may just be the place to nourish creative expression. In its 10-year existence, this collective of “artists serving artists” has grown from a small social club to a 60-member not-for-profit with an Etsy store that regularly shares its work with the community at large. […]
A man suspected of murdering a woman in Ramapo died yesterday after fleeing to Connecticut, Ramapo Police officials say. Just before 9 a.m., officers were called to Inwood Drive in the Hillcrest area for reported gunshots fired and a woman lying on the ground, according to Lt. Christopher Franklin. The 56-year-old was unresponsive and transported […]
Last Friday, the Louis Kurtz Civic Center in Spring Valley, NY held the ribbon-cutting ceremony for SJR Coverage Counselors. SJR, which uses the initials of the three cofounders, Sann Yam, Jean Mirville, and Rosario Niebles, is a diverse team dedicated to helping Rockland County residents find the right health insurance. After working together in the […]
On Friday, January 26, Rockland Community College hosted a ceremony to award a rehabilitated car to Michael J. Finlay, a Navy veteran and Engineering Science student at RCC. The event was made possible through the generous donation of a 2005 Toyota Corolla LE by the Rockland County Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the collective […]
Patrick Bresnahan was just one of the millions of U.S. babies born when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. His mother, Susan Bresnahan, would learn later that she would not only have to deal with the stress of the pandemic, but an unknown condition impeding her newborn son’s development. “That made it very tricky because I […]
The Ramapo Police Emergency Communications Center received a report yesterday after 5:30 p.m. that a child was struck by a school bus in front of 100 Clinton Ave. in the Village of New Square, Ramapo Police officials say. The first Ramapo officers on scene were told by paramedics that the 8-year-old boy was pronounced dead, […]