Fire at Lakeview Village Apartments in Spring Valley

Fire at Lakeview Village Apartments in Spring Valley

SPRING VALLEY, NY – Around 8:30 pm on Saturday July 27, the Spring Valley FD responded to 135 Lakeview Village for an Oven Fire, upon arrival PD and FD reporting heavy smoke condition and active fire, and the fire was upgraded to a structure fire and the building was evacuated. Mutual aid was provided by […]

Unsung Hero: Steven Kress, Clarkstown Auxiliary Police Officer Volunteer

Unsung Hero: Steven Kress, Clarkstown Auxiliary Police Officer Volunteer

By Barry Warner Police Auxiliary Officers are unpaid volunteers who are called upon to supplement police department work, as needed. Although members do not perform the full range of duties of a law officer and do not carry a gun, they take part in other efforts that preserve peace and order, prevent crime and protect […]

STEM Summer Program Inspires High School Students at Dominican College

STEM Summer Program Inspires High School Students at Dominican College

By Barry Warner One of Rockland’s most prominent colleges has embarked on a new partnership with a world-famous local scientific research laboratory to develop a summer school program that inspires high school students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The Research Immersion in Science and Ecology (RISE) program steeps students from […]

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO OFFER FREE MEASLES VACCINES

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO OFFER FREE MEASLES VACCINES

NEW CITY – Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced free MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccines are available at the Rockland County Department of Health, Building A, second floor clinic area, located at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona at the following dates and times during the month of August. No appointments are needed. […]