A 100-year-old iron fence at the corner of Germonds, Strawtown and Old Mill Roads has been restored through the efforts of Heritage of West Nyack, with the assistance of BOCES Auto Body students led by the late Anthony Amoros. Amoros, son of Al and Ivette Amoros of Pomona, was a student in the BOCES program […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Ever since the outbreak of the Ebola virus reached epidemic proportions in Africa this summer, the Rockland County Department of Health has been preparing for the possibility of handling an Ebola patient here in the lower Hudson Valley region. “It’s not a matter of if, but of when a case will show […]
PRESS RELEASE O&R is planning to close about 700 feet of Montebello Road on Monday, Oct. 13 in order to complete curb-to-curb repaving of that section of the street that was excavated in August as part of a $2.4 million O&R project designed to make the area’s electric service more reliable. This project will improve […]
Free admission Open Studios and Exhibitions October 11-12 – Sat. 12-7; Sun. 12-5 p.m. Artwork of 150 Artists in the Dye Works @ GARNER IMAGESANDWORDS Exhibition Honoring Rockland Photographer, Ned Harris in the Dye Works @ GARNER Student/Faculty Exhibition & 4 p.m. reception Art Workshops for Kids and Students of All Ages – Sat. & Sun. 12-4 p.m. Self-guided Studio Tours and Installations, including GARNER’s Artist-in-Residence, […]
STORY & PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Nothing could upstage the massive I Lift NY crane that traveled north from lower Manhattan to the project site earlier this week save for one word: tolls. Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed that straight on when he joined community leaders, reporters and project officials in Piermont Monday to welcome the massive crane. […]
BY BOB BAIRD Although Natalie Porter’s life has left her a little short of details, she’s quick to dispense plenty of philosophy. “You get to be a certain age,” she says, “and you can’t revel in the things you did before.” But when you’re 107, like Natalie, there’s a lot of “before” to revel in. […]