BY JENNA HUTCHINS Dominican College hosted its Third Annual Healthcare Symposium last Monday night featuring specialists in the field of concussion. Doctors from NYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) and other panelists presented on the latest research on concussion and gave the audience tips on how to identify it and administer treatment. Dr. N. Noel Testa, consultant for […]
The longtime mayor of Montebello Jeffrey Oppenheim currently resides in Piermont in a home he’s purchased. The mayor confirmed he has no firm commitment to move back to the village he governs. Oppenheim was forced to move for personal reasons and many of his personal possessions remain in his Montebello home, giving him a legal […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY- Likely Santeria artifacts found by Rockland Sherriff’s bomb squad in a suspicious package at the County Courthouse have been deemed to be “left intentionally to cause fear and alarm.” The ritualistic parcel was found the day before Thanksgiving directly facing the front door of the justice hall near a […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN While Harvey Gultz and his wife Norma have called Chestnut Ridge home for nearly 40 years (since March 1976), he has another home within his heart, this as a volunteer. Gultz, a Vietnam War veteran, stocks the food pantry shelves at Rockland Independent Living Center in New City […]
FROM DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Tuesday announced the filing of criminal charges against 30 individuals, including a Spring Valley man serving lifetime parole for attempted murder and other career criminals, following a five month investigation into large-scale narcotics trafficking that originated from a guest room at the Days Inn […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Students at A. MacArthur Barr Middle School rallied their community for teacher Laurie Mazzuca last week during an emotional fundraiser to celebrate the life of Mazzuca’s daughter, Allison Florio. The event was part of students’ weeklong show of love for Mazzuca in memory of Florio, who fought a courageous battle with colon […]