YMCA Honors Four Community Pillars at Night of MAGIC

YMCA Honors Four Community Pillars at Night of MAGIC

  BY JAMIE KEMPTON Photos by Bob Wallace Jim Kane’s roots at the YMCA run deep. The Nyack native and lifelong resident started as a young pinsetter on the Y’s bowling lanes and learned all manner of sporting activities at the historic brick building on South Broadway. “I bowled, set up the pins, played basketball, […]

Republican Elections Commissioner Files Suit in Effort to Keep Job

Republican Elections Commissioner Files Suit in Effort to Keep Job

BY JOEL GROSSBARTH Rockland’s Republican Election Commissioner Louis C. “Butch” Babcock has filed a lawsuit in Rockland County Supreme Court seeking to keep his current job. The case of Matter of Babcock v. Giblin, et al., was filed against Patricia Giblin, the nominee to replace Babcock as Election Commissioner as well as Lawrence Garvey, the […]

LEADERSHIP ROCKLAND ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2017 Twenty five emerging leaders to participate in year-long program NEW CITY, N.Y. (Nov. 30, 2016) – Twenty five emerging leaders from a wide range of disciplines will comprise Leadership Rockland, Inc.’s Class of 2017. It will be the 27th class of Leadership Rockland, Rockland’s premier leadership program. Class members […]

RCC ANNOUNCES HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS

RCC ANNOUNCES HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS

The New York State Small Business Development Center and the Rockland Community College Foundation presented the sixth annual celebration of Hispanic Businesses Awards and Hispanic Heritage Student Achievement at a celebratory luncheon (La Quinta Steakhouse, Dec 2). Invited guests included many political officials who joined the honorees and their families to offer congratulations. Several of […]

ARC OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS TO A NEW AMERICAN CITIZEN

ARC OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS TO A NEW AMERICAN CITIZEN

The ARC of Rockland extended family offers best wishes to David Tracey. Mr. Tracey is a longtime resident of an ARC home. He is pictured with his sister Nellie Jackson and Senator David Carlucci. The ceremony took place Friday, December 2.

Unsung Heroes Teresa A. Hamilton and MaryFrances Ginnity Zayas: Haverstraw Ambulance Corps Volunteers

Unsung Heroes Teresa A. Hamilton and MaryFrances Ginnity Zayas: Haverstraw Ambulance Corps Volunteers

By Barry Warner The Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corps’ (HVAC) mission is to provide emergency medical care and treatment of the sick and injured to persons in the Town of Haverstraw, to provide treatment consistent with its level of training and certification as New York State EMT-Basics and provide transportation to the most appropriate local hospital […]