BY JONATHAN CALIXTE Massachusetts native and former NBA player, Chris Herren once had it all and then lost all due to substance abuse. Herren grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts just an hour away from Boston. A McDonald’s All-American, he was heavily recruited from top-tier schools, ultimately staying local and going to Boston College. It […]
Ever since Hurricane Maria decimated the island of Puerto Rico nine days ago, local Puerto Ricans have watched the aftermath from here with a growing sense of horror and desperation. Communication with the island is difficult and some families are still nervously waiting to hear from loved ones amid increasingly distressing news reports about shortages […]
Older adults with Medicare encouraged to review current health plan and prescription drug coverage options New Medicare cards to be issued in 2018 Albany, NY—New York State Office for the Aging acting director Greg Olsen reminds older New Yorkers that the Medicare open enrollment period runs from October 15 through December 7, 2017. Medicare health […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE – Rockland County Executive Ed Day joined other officials last Thursday, Oct. 5 to announce the completion of a flood-prevention project along the Minisceongo Creek in West Haverstraw. “The work we have done will prevent a repeat of the catastrophic flooding that occurred here six years ago during Hurricane Irene,” he said. […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT City Editor Due to increasing use of public lands for both bicycles and motorized sports vehicles and the imminent opening of the bike path on the New Tappan Zee, the Town of Orangetown has decided to try and gauge residents opinions about biking on local streets and parks. With many residents attempting […]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) has announced a $7,000 grant to fund the purchase of speed radar signs for the Stony Point Police Department. Assemblyman Skoufis was approached last year by a local resident who expressed concern that her neighborhood along Major Andre Drive was being used as a cut-through by speeding motorists. Skoufis then got […]