Annual Toy and Clothing Drive brings holiday cheer to children and families in Rockland County

The Department of Social Services(DSS) has officially begun their 7th Annual Toy and Clothing Drive in preparation for the holiday season. It will run through Dec. 19, collecting various gifts for children of all ages in Rockland County. While DSS cannot directly give children holiday gifts, Commissioner Joan Silvestri works hard to make sure that […]

Ciarán Sheehan: “Phantom” Star to Sing Local Christmas Concert

Irish-born singer and actor Ciarán Sheehan may have played one of the most iconic characters in Broadway history—the titular role of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera”—but make no mistake: the man is not that into musicals. Sheehan, who will be performing the concert “A Very Broadway Christmas” at St. John the Baptist […]

Be kind and rewind: looking back on how we consumed movies from Blockbuster to today’s streaming services

  Remember the good old days of going to the video store to rent movies? Christopher Plummer, the director of Rockland Community College’s Cultural Arts Theatre and co-founder of the Rockland Shakespeare Company, sure does.  The first ever VHS tape his mother bought him was “Back to the Future” (1985). “We were in the electronic […]

Music Producer Brandon Korn Gives Back to Bach to Rock Students

Sony Music-signed record producer and Rockland County resident Brandon Korn—known professionally as Bkorn—may not perform on stage, but he is no stranger to the limelight. The Grammy and three-time BMI award-winning professional has crafted hit songs for huge names in the music business throughout his ten-year career, including Travis Scott, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Lil […]