BY KATHY KAHN Armed with a petition totaling over 10,000 signatures, North Rockland Debt Relief advocates went to Albany to let Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYS Legislators know they need help and they need it now. The team was led by Superintendent of Schools Ileana Eckert; North Rockland Teachers’ Association member Debra Brennan; NR PTA […]
STONY POINT, NY – Special Olympics New York says many hardy, brave souls will participate in its second annual Rockland Polar Plunge (Freezin’ For A Reason) on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Lake Welch Beach, Stony Point. The plunge takes place at noon with registration beginning at 10 a.m. Money will be raised for the 3,500 Athletes of Special Olympics NY – […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day joined state and local officials Friday to accept a $100,000 grant for the Rockland County War Memorial at Haverstraw Bay Park. The monument will honor Rockland County residents who have served since Operation Desert Storm in 1990. It will be the first monument in Rockland specifically honoring veterans of the […]
BY KATHY KAHN While jubilation took over the hearts and minds of Republicans across the nation in the wake of the surprise Donald Trump victory, on the county level, Democrats nearly pulled a clean sweep. The only two contested seats won by Republicans were Senator […]
(Family Features) New research is giving pain sufferers a dose of good news. With concerns mounting about the prevalence of opioid use and abuse in the U.S., a new study validates the effectiveness of acupuncture and other non-drug health therapies for pain. The National Institute of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health compiled […]
You don’t want to get the flu, but you don’t want to give it either. The flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and the people you love. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that the Health Department will hold a flu vaccine clinic on […]