Helen Hayes Hospital will host a Blood Drive on Tuesday, May 8 from 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eligible participants must be 16 or older, in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated whole blood in the last 56 days or made an ALYX donation in the last 112 days. Donors […]
To help county residents reduce the number of mosquitoes on their property, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce the availability of free fathead minnows, a type of fish that can control mosquito breeding on your property. The Fathead minnows are available for pick-up only on Thursday, April […]
The longtime neighborhood staple Baxter’s Pharmacy of West Haverstraw is closing tonight, April 24, the Rockland County Times has confirmed. The news comes as a surprise to Baxter’s thousands of customers. The proprietors of Baxter’s, which has been located in the Samsondale shopping center for decades, continue to operate a pharmacy by the same name in Goshen, Orange […]
BY KATHY KAHN Approximately 150 persons gathered Tuesday night at the West Haverstraw Community Center for a discussion about a proposed plant in neighboring Stony Point, which would convert New York City trash to natural gas. Greg Julian, chairman of the Stony Point Democratic Committee,was a central organizer of the event, and was joined by […]
Sarah Wallace and her WNBC I-Team continue to contribute to journalism in Rockland County. Since taking on the Rockland County beat, Wallace has had the scoop on several major news stories, helping to change the course of events to come. Recently, the Spring Valley FD finally received much needed equipment upgrades partly as a result of NBC coverage. Outdated equipment in […]
Rockland County is offering free rabies shots (vaccinations) for cats, dogs, and ferrets on Sunday, April 29, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Rockland County Fire Training Center, 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive in Pomona (in the garage next to the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off site). No appointment is needed. The shots are free, however […]