Effective, Opioid-Free Pain Management Options

Effective, Opioid-Free Pain Management Options

 (Family Features) New research is giving pain sufferers a dose of good news. With concerns mounting about the prevalence of opioid use and abuse in the U.S., a new study validates the effectiveness of acupuncture and other non-drug health therapies for pain. The National Institute of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health compiled […]

HEALTH DEPARTMENT SCHEDULES NOVEMBER 18 FLU VACCINE CLINIC

You don’t want to get the flu, but you don’t want to give it either. The flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and the people you love. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that the Health Department will hold a flu vaccine clinic on […]

Unsung Hero Elorna Pierre: Habitat for Humanity Volunteer

Unsung Hero Elorna Pierre: Habitat for Humanity Volunteer

BY BARRY WARNER Habitat for Humanity of Rockland is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical Christian housing ministry. The organization is committed to providing decent and affordable housing for local low-income earning families. Michael VerSchneider, Catholic Campus Minister and advisor to the Rockland Community College Habitat for Humanity club said, “Elorna Pierre has done an […]

Orangetown Budget Approval Set for Tuesday

Town hopes to keep total below state limit BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Orangetown Town Board has delayed adoption of a 2017 budget by a week, hoping that the additional time will allow the five-member council to make additional cuts to the spending plan, and stay safely below the state mandated […]

ALBERTUS MAGNUS TO HOLD HALL OF FAME INDUCTION ON NOV. 19

Join alumni, friends and past inductees at Albertus Magnus High School, Bardonia, NY, for the “Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony” Saturday, November 19. Cocktail hour starts at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria followed by a ceremony in the gymnasium. Cost is $80 per person to include beer/wine, passed appetizers, hot and cold buffet. Coffee and […]