Sloatsburg native Carmella “Cookie” Rutella, who is battling non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and acute kidney disease, was overwhelmed by the turnout at Hi-Tor Lanes in West Haverstraw January 7, as more than 100 people attended the bowling fundraiser to help the cancer patient with her medical and travel expenses. Rutella, a 28-year employee of the […]
BY BARRY WARNER The community-wide 2018 observance of the ‘Day of Service’ is about honoring the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while bridging barriers and overcoming obstacles. This year, volunteer opportunities in Rockland County hosted by Volunteer New York! ranged from ‘Learning Hands Only CPR’ in Spring Valley, to ‘Food Collection and […]
Rockland County has filed a lawsuit against two men who illegally occupied and rented a property that was foreclosed by the County after they failed to pay $54,000 in taxes, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced. The lawsuit alleges that Joseph Greenbaum and Elazer Dancziger allowed new tenants to rent apartments at 749 North Main […]
The Orangetown Police Department responded to a report of a structure fire on Orangeburg in Pearl River NY on Monday Jan. 8 at 4:20 p.m. According to police, upon arrival officers observed the home to be fully engulfed in flames. The Pearl River, Nanuet, West Nyack, Orangeburg, Montvale and South Spring Valley Fire Departments responded […]
Your weekly forecast by: Zachary Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! I hope that you have had a great week, and were able to enjoy the bit of a thaw we have been experiencing. Well we have some active weather to talk about so let’s get to it! Friday: Rain, which may fall moderately to heavily at […]
BY BARRY WARNER Our Unsung Hero of the week is Charlie Maushardt, a Vietnam War Veteran, the President of the Rockland County Nam Knights Motorcycle Club and recipient of the 1995-1996 Rockland County Veteran of the Year Award, plus a 2013 New York State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame honoree. “The Nam Knights of Rockland […]