BY KEITH SHIKOWITZ The Village of West Haverstraw held two public hearings at its semi – monthly meeting on April 3. The first was on overriding the tax levy limit and the second presented the 2019 – 2020 village budget. The overall budget increased $200,000. This is 3.21 percent over last year’s budget. The total […]
NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert encourage residents six months and older to get a free measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine on Friday, April 12, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Monsey WIC office, located at 23 Robert Pitt Drive, Suite […]
April 27th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM The past several years has been challenging for volunteer fire departments in Rockland County as many are struggling with decreased membership and increased call volume. Like most volunteer fire departments, the Nanuet Fire Department needs to bolster its ranks so it can continue to provide the necessary […]
Story and Photos By Kathy Kahn Most know what OxyContin and its derivatives, including oxycodone and fentanyl, can easily hook the user, who are initially prescribed opioids for “pain management,” taking them into the downward spiral of addiction. The companies that make the painkillers-among them Purdue Pharmaceuticals, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, Adion Therapies, Napp Pharmaceuticals –are primarily […]
Daly Flanagan, Executive Director of Rockland Center for the Arts will be one of three to be honored by the Arts Council of Rockland at it’s Annual Arts Awards on May 1. The two other honorees selected are Elliott Forrest, WQXR Radio host and Executive Director of ArtsRock and former County Executive, C. Scott Vanderhoef […]
New Facility Will Accommodate Breastfeeding Fans During Sports Games and Year-Round Events; Builds on 5,000 Seat Stadium First Opened in 2011 Pomona, New York – The Town of Ramapo on Tuesday announced the addition of a new nursing room at Palisades Credit Union Park. The facility will accommodate nursing moms throughout the Rockland Boulders season […]