2019 Summer STEAM Camps for Middle School Students at St. Thomas Aquinas College

2019 Summer STEAM Camps for Middle School Students at St. Thomas Aquinas College

By Barry Warner STEAM summer camps are designed to teach science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics to students in a fun and engaging way. These activities will enable campers to have a meaningful introduction to some of the fundamental principles of science and engineering, improve their critical and computational thinking abilities and advance their teamwork […]

Dedication of St. Ann & St. Joachim Way

Dedication of St. Ann & St. Joachim Way

Joachim and Anne were the father and mother of Mary, and the grandparents of Jesus. On July 27, 2019, Jefferson Street, in front of St. Ann RC Church, Nyack was renamed St. Ann & St. Joachim way, to honor Grandparents. Marie Lorenzini, Nyack Trustee, was instrumental in navigating the paperwork of changing the name of […]

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARIES OF ROCKLAND BABY CAFÉS

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARIES OF ROCKLAND BABY CAFÉS

NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert celebrate the anniversaries of the two Baby Cafés located in Spring Valley. A free event for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers will be held on Thursday, August 29 from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center […]

Great White Landscaping of Congers, Supports Veteran While on Deployment

Great White Landscaping of Congers, Supports Veteran While on Deployment

CONGERS, NY – At the beginning of the spring, Ed Mihalczo, one of the owners of Great White Landscaping was asked by a neighboring family how much would it cost to cut their lawn for the season. The neighbor explained that the husband/father who is in the military was being deployed to the Middle East […]

Rockland Community College Career Skills Academy Offers a Fast Track to Fulfilling Employment

Rockland Community College Career Skills Academy Offers a Fast Track to Fulfilling Employment

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (August 7, 2019) – Recognizing there was a high demand to fill “middle-skills” jobs—those which require more education and training than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree—Rockland Community College (RCC) initiated a Middle Skills program last year. Now called the Career Skills Academy, the name change represents a […]