Unsung Heroes: Mr. Gultz Does for Others with a Hug and a Smile

Unsung Heroes: Mr. Gultz Does for Others with a Hug and a Smile

BY JANIE ROSMAN          While Harvey Gultz and his wife Norma have called Chestnut Ridge home for nearly 40 years (since March 1976), he has another home within his heart, this as a volunteer. Gultz, a Vietnam War veteran, stocks the food pantry shelves at Rockland Independent Living Center in New City […]

Thankful to Have Them Off The Streets! Network of dealers found to be slinging “dog food,” coke and crack out of Days Inn hotel in Nanuet

Thankful to Have Them Off The Streets!  Network of dealers found to be slinging “dog food,” coke and crack out of Days Inn hotel in Nanuet

FROM DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Tuesday announced the filing of criminal charges against 30 individuals, including a Spring Valley man serving lifetime parole for attempted murder and other career criminals, following a five month investigation into large-scale narcotics trafficking that originated from a guest room at the Days Inn […]

Remembering Allison Florio: Fundraiser Benefits United Hospice of Rockland

Remembering Allison Florio: Fundraiser Benefits United Hospice of Rockland

BY JANIE ROSMAN Students at A. MacArthur Barr Middle School rallied their community for teacher Laurie Mazzuca last week during an emotional fundraiser to celebrate the life of Mazzuca’s daughter, Allison Florio. The event was part of students’ weeklong show of love for Mazzuca in memory of Florio, who fought a courageous battle with colon […]

Pathmark Nanuet Closes

Pathmark Nanuet Closes

One of Rockland’s long-running supermarkets is on the verge of closure as Pathmark in Nanuet is closing its doors this week. The past three months has brought quite a bit of turnover in corporate branding and closure of staple shops. The A&P in Valley Cottage has been closed, while in the lodging industry the Comfort […]

SUEZ renames all of its children after itself; Rocklanders will be drinking SUEZ water

SUEZ announced this week that its brands United Water, Degremont, and SENA Waste Services have unified under a new, single SUEZ brand. As the parent company, Paris-based SUEZ has brought together its 50 companies in 70 countries to integrate products and services for customers. From now forward, customers can expect to see SUEZ-uniformed employees, wearing […]

Mega-Development Expected to Fuel Western Ramapo’s Economy

After 26 years, Tuxedo project gets shovels in ground  BY KATHY KAHN When it comes to Tuxedo Farms and interaction with the Town of Tuxedo and Village of Sloatsburg, there seems to be a failure to communicate. The last time the town and village elected and appointed officials met over what was once called “Tuxedo […]