Fork Union Military Academy announced that Cadet Joshua James Henriques of West Nyack was invited to speak to the Fluvanna County Rotary Club in Palmyra, Virginia this past week as a representative of the Fork Union Military Academy Interact Club. The local Rotary Club invited Cadets Cong Minh Bui, Geon Woo Han, Joshua Henriques, and […]
BY DYLAN BESTLER (NEW CITY, NY- March 28, 2017) India Perez-Urbano founded Rockland Connects because of the growing opioid problem in not only Rockland County but in the United States. Overdose deaths have become the leading cause of accidental deaths. India, who graduated from Nyack High School in 2012 and Harvard last May, spoke in […]
After undergoing a complete remodel, ShopRite of Northvale, celebrated its Grand re-opening on March 26 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and welcomed customers throughout the day with a variety of giveaways and food samplings. The redesigned store is opened and operated by the respected Inserra Supermarkets chain, which has 17 ShopRite stores in Bergen, Hudson and […]
 Rockland County was ranked second in New York State for overall health outcomes and sixth in health factors by the annual County Health Rankings issued by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.  The overall health ranking is an improvement over last year’s rank of third place, […]
BY BARRY WARNER Auxiliary Police Officers are called upon to supplement police department work as needed. Although the members do not perform the full range of duties of a law officer and do not carry a gun, they take part in other efforts that preserve peace and order, prevent crime and protect life and property. […]
BY KATHY KAHN Put 150 science seniors on a mission, and they are bound to come back with some innovative ideas to revitalize Rockland’s land use. The seniors from nine local high schools picked sites in the county that need a boost and worked with mentors from their schools, their community leaders and local elected […]