Carolyn Fish, a nationally and internationally known leader in the fight against domestic violence and a founder of a shelter for women in Rockland County, has died. The Haverstraw resident was 71. Services will be held on Sunday morning at 9:30 at Beth Am Temple in Pearl River. Fish was the shelter’s executive director for […]
Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) presented Jeannie Nicolakis, the owner of Sparky’s Diner in the Village of West Haverstraw with the State Senate’s highest honor for small businesses, the Empire Award. The Empire Award is given to exceptional businesses that go out of their way to give back to the community. Jeannie has owned Sparky’s […]
For many generations, the intersection of Wayne Avenue, Bulsontown Road & West Main Street in Stony Point was locally known as “Skinner Corner.” On Saturday morning, Supervisor Jim Monaghan had the pleasure and honor of officially dedicating Skinner Corner. Supervisor Monaghan noted the Skinner family has been a vital part of the Stony Point community, […]
New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Social Services Joan Silvestri announced that beginning on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, Rockland County families with low incomes can apply for grants to help pay for their heating bills under New York State’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). “HEAP offers a lifeline to […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Highway Superintendent Charles H. Vezzetti announced that the Rockland County Highway Department is well prepared for this coming snow and ice season. The Highway Department will be holding its annual snow and ice school on November 6th and 7th at 23 New Hempstead Road, […]
An old Dutch sandstone house crucial to Rockland County’s early days will be celebrated on November 16 at the Nyack Boat Club. The public is invited to participate in this benefit party, which will also be honoring architect/historian/preservationist Win Perry. The John Green House was built by its namesake in Nyack near the foot of […]