Rockland Independent Living Center (RILC) has appointed Dr. David E. Jacobsen as the new executive director/CEO for the non-profit organization which provides advocacy and leadership for people with disabilities throughout Rockland County. Dr. Jacobsen, selected from over 100 applicants, will begin his tenure on Monday, February 29. Dr. Jacobsen replaces George Hoehmann who resigned to […]
Rockland Mother and son indicted in Manhattan gas explosion The mother and son duo Maria & Micheal Hrynenko, 56 and 30 years old, respectively, have been indicted in a Manhattan gas explosion that killed two people last year. The Palisades natives are two of six people indicted and charged with manslaughter criminally negligent homicide, and […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF ESPN Radio 98.7 FM broadcasters Rick DiPietro, of Islanders fame, and Don La Greca are the expected guests at Austin’s New City, 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 23 for a special viewing party of the Islanders v. Wild and Rangers v. Devils games. The event will feature food and drink specials as well […]
NYACK FREE PRESS NYACK – Parking: Everyone needs it, but no one wants to pay for it. Nyack officials constantly hear complaints from residents and visitors about downtown parking … although the village has on-street parking and three parking lots right on Main Street. And, of course, there are plenty opinions on parking tickets. In […]
Five Rockland County school districts are among the 100 best in New York, according to the education website Niche. Ramapo Central, with seven schools in its district, drew an A+ ranking from Niche to draw the No. 36 ranking. South Orangetown Central, with a total of five schools in the district, earned an A rating and […]
Beginning in April Keep Rockland Beautiful will gather more than 4,000 volunteers to remove tons of litter from Rockland’s streets, parks and waterways during the 2016 Great American Cleanup Campaign. Saturday, April 2, two large-scale Community Cleanup Events – in Nanuet and Hillburn – will kick off the two-month campaign. In addition to providing litter-grabbing […]