On Monday, Sept. 19 a 104th birthday celebration was hosted by Community Home Health Care in honor of Yolanda Soraci, a resident of the Esther Gitlow Towers and Yvette & Louis Tekel Senior Residence at 196 Lafayette Avenue in Suffern. Dignitaries including State Senator David Carlucci and former Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman were on hand to […]
Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County Motorists are advised that lane closures are expected on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the vicinity of Exit 8 (Route 59) while crews perform bridge maintenance on Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weather permitting. Motorists should expect delays. Drivers are asked to […]
BY KATHY KAHN If you like working with children to help guide them on their learning journey, the Foster Grandparent Program may be right up your alley. WestCOP, (www.westcop.org) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. The non-profit, based in Elmsford, is serving communities in Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster counties and is always on the […]
Lawrence Aubut, 74, of Nanuet was found dead in Harriman State Park on Wednesday, September 7, Park Police confirmed last week. The Orange County medical examiner has yet to determine the cause of death, but first responders said the man appeared to have died of natural causes. Park Police said Rockland County Medic 31 and […]
BY DYLAN BESTLER Orangeburg, NY- Over 20 residents from the Orangeburg, Blauvelt, Pearl River-area showed up at the Greenbush Auditorium Wednesday night mostly to complain to the town’s Zoning Board about fumes coming from the Aluf Plastics facility in Orangeburg. The residents indicated they feared the plant is polluting the air with toxins. Aluf Plastics Inc. on Glenshaw St. […]
From GasBuddy.com Average retail gasoline prices in the New York metro area have fallen 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.30/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to […]