County Executive Day Announces $212,000 in Tourism Grants

County Executive Day Announces $212,000 in Tourism Grants

New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day and Director of Economic Development and Tourism Jeremy Schulman announced $212,000 in grants to 32 organizations that promote tourism in Rockland. Representatives of many organizations attended the announcement at the RCC Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center in Nyack.   “Today we take another step towards continuing to improve and enrich life in […]

Two Foundational Workshops for Mental Health Professionals Scheduled: CE Credits Available

Two Foundational Workshops for Mental Health Professionals Scheduled: CE Credits Available

Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants (CBC) in White Plains, New York will host two Foundational workshops for clinicians, psychologists, and social workers. The Five-Day Foundational Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) workshop will be held July 6 through July 10. This workshop is for mental health professionals and students interested in building and deepening their understanding of CBT […]

Rockland County Youth Take Part in International Week of Action

Rockland County Youth Take Part in International Week of Action

On Saturday February 9, 2020 the same day as the Oscars Rockland County Youth including members from Tappan Zee High School SADD & Reality Check Club came together to push for a new rating system for films that includes on-screen smoking. Their effort was in observance of International Week of Action which is held each […]

SECURITY GUARD MURDERED AT FINKLESTEIN LIBRARY

SECURITY GUARD MURDERED AT FINKLESTEIN LIBRARY

By Keith Shikowitz On the eve of the one year anniversary of the murder at the 7-11 in Garnerville on Central Highway, at approximately 2 p.m. according to Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh, 52-year-old security guard Sandra Wilson was stabbed by 25-year-old Blanchard Glaudin on the third floor of the Finkelstein Library in Spring […]

Ateres Bais Yaacov Academy of Rockland County Files Federal RLUIPA Complaint Against Town of Clarkstown, New York

Ateres Bais Yaacov Academy of Rockland County Files Federal RLUIPA Complaint Against Town of Clarkstown, New York

PRESS RELEASE FROM ATERES BAIS YAACOV ACADEMY Ateres Bais Yaacov Academy of Rockland (“ABY”) has filed a federal complaint against the Town of Clarkstown, New York, alleging that the Town violated ABY’s constitutional, civil, and statutory rights through the Town’s calculated and discriminatory efforts to prevent ABY, a registered Orthodox Jewish school, from closing on […]

Citizens hold down assailant who fatally stabbed 52-year-old woman at Finklestein Library

Citizens hold down assailant who fatally stabbed 52-year-old woman at Finklestein Library

A stabbing took place at approximately 2 p.m. this afternoon at Spring Valley’s Finklestein Library, leading to the death of 52-year-old library security guard Sandra Wilson and the arrest of 25-year-old Spring Valley resident Blanchard Glaudin. Spring Valley Police Department responded to multiple calls reporting the incident and found the crime scene on the third […]