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 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 […]
New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day ordered all County Flags to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, July 7, 2019, out of respect for long-time Rockland resident and Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning novelist Toni Morrison. “Rockland County mourns the loss of this wonderfully talented soul,” said Day. “Having called Grandview-on-Hudson home for […]
Maria Herrera and her family became the beneficiaries of much needed assistance that was made possible through the collaboration of Immigrant Hands, Inc. and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Spring Valley. Immigrant Hands, Inc., is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated to helping immigrant families. Immigrant Hands currently runs the Immigration Office located within […]
By Joe Kuhn CUPON of Chestnut Ridge has filed a lawsuit against the village board of trustees, challenging a proposed law that would change the zoning codes for local houses of worship. The organization, which is dedicated to enforcing town zoning codes and fighting overdevelopment, filed a request for a federal injunction in April of […]
By Barry Warner The Nanuet Union Free School District Board of Education appointed Dr. Kevin McCahill as the new Superintendent of Schools effective July 1, 2019. As School Superintendent, he will oversee the daily operations and the long-range planning of the school district. “I had the luxury of being an internal candidate for the position […]