The 2016 Helen Hayes Hospital Classic Race on Sunday, October 16 is less than a month away and the West Haverstraw-based physical rehabilitation hospital is gearing up for a very special new take on the inspirational annual event. Presented for the first time in partnership with the Town of Haverstraw at Bowline Point Park/Peck’s Pond, […]
Students at the Rockland BOCES Hilltop School in Haverstraw have started the new year with creativity. Art instructor Erin Girling led a school-wide exploration into the work of influential Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky. Students and staff each designed and created one square with an eight-inch circle, based on Kandinsky’s Concentric Circle color […]
The story of one of Rockland’s old-time family lines In March of 1638, a small Swedish ship the “Kalmar Nyckel” dropped anchor at “The Rocks” (Wilmington, Delaware.) On board was a 15-year-old Dutch boy named Gerrit Hendricksen. Although without absolute certainty, local historians believe this Gerrit is the first Blauvelt in America. He is the […]
The North Rockland Chamber will host a free-for-members breakfast this Friday, September 30 at Lynch’s Restaurant. Non-members pay the standard $15 free. Those who join the Chamber at the breakfast will qualify for the freebie. Doors open at 7:30 a.m.
September 25 – October 1, 2016 More than a book a day faces expulsion from free and open public access in U.S. schools and libraries every year. There have been more than 10,000 attempts since the American Library Association (ALA) began electronically compiling and publishing information on book challenges in 1990, the ALA says. In […]
BY KATHY KAHN A school district deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court thrives to this day, thanks to the political finagling of Albany. Louis Grumet, along with former Albany-Times Union political reporter John Caher, co-authored “The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel.” It’s a must-read for those who want to learn how Albany finds a […]