The Historical Society of Rockland County will soon host the annual Rockland County Executive’s Historic Preservation Merit Awards, now in their 27th year. These awards, presented during National Historic Preservation Month in May, recognize outstanding historic preservation efforts in Rockland County. HSRC welcomes nominations for and from individuals, organizations, businesses, and municipal representatives for achievements […]
Sullivan Hearings Delayed Clarkstown’s suspended police chief, Michael Sullivan’s, hearing on departmental charges accusing him of destroying potential evidence has been postponed until later this month. The hearing was abruptly adjourned in January and was scheduled to resume Wednesday but called off because witnesses on both sides were unable to attend. Testimony is now slated […]
PRESS RELEASE– The Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc. is offering its Comprehensive 60 Hour Entrepreneurial Training Course for the first time in Rockland County. The course will be held at the Sufffern Village Hall meeting on Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. The program launches February 28. The course covers all of the essential components of starting […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE– County Executive Ed Day this week presented the 2017 Buffalo Soldier Award to Spring Valley pastor and U.S. Army veteran Weldon McWilliams. Pastor McWilliams served his country proudly in the US Army in the 1960s. It was then that he received his calling to serve God through the ministry. For almost 50 […]
Reclaim New York offered the following statement in reaction to the state legislature’s joint hearing on taxes in the Governor’s budget proposal: “If New Yorkers put any stake in the governor’s “middle-class tax reform” promises from his State of the State tour, the Legislature’s hearing today shattered that. It was like watching the wolves decide […]
A ribbon-cutting was held in December to open the Ellen Nodelman Creativity Center/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Lab. Thanks to the new lab classes at RCDS now have the tools to design, prototype, build, and innovate! Interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving and changing the way students think about issues/problems are the hallmarks of design […]