BY BARRY WARNER Lourdes Kids of Rockland is an organization that arranges to take severely ill and challenged children to the shrine of Lourdes in France, and a chapter of the American Special Children’s Pilgrimage Group. It is a non-profit organization that sponsors an annual Easter Week pilgrimage to Lourdes, France for young people with […]
ARC of Rockland has unveiled a new logo, which leaders describe as a “fresh, new look.” “The yellow and orange swish above the word Arc indicates forward motion and optimism,” CEO Carmine Marchionda said. “The design reflects our mission to provide the resources that enable people with developmental disabilities to participate fully in the community […]
Article provided by Sharon Regan Masciovecchio The Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The designation “Eagle Scout” was founded over one hundred years ago. This year’s Clarkstown South High School graduating Class of 2017 has 7 Eagle Scouts amongst the […]
Hudson River Radio held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, June 6 at their offices in Stony Point. Soon after, they signed a broadcast contract with the local ball club. On Thursday, June 15, the station began broadcasting Boulders home games, simulcast directly from Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, with play by play by […]
The restoration of the Piermont Railroad Station Museum was celebrated this week at the Piermont Historical Society’s Family Fun Day. A ribbon-cutting was held to mark the end of a 13-year effort that started with the acquisition of the 144-year-old station. In 2013, it was discovered that the station’s foundation was sitting on a rotting wood […]
From GasBuddy Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.45/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.28/g, according to […]