BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – After years of speculation and discussion, Hi-Tor Animal Shelter appears ready to move forward with a long-awaited relocation. Hi-Tor representatives met with members of the County Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee on November 12 to discuss their steps to move forward with the construction of a new shelter to […]
Judge rules Stony Point engineer has standing to pursue appeal before ZBA; town board huffs BY CHERYL SLAVIN A neighborly dispute concerning whether a line of evergreens and foliage at the corner of Sullivan Drive and Central Highway in Stony Point constitutes a public hazard will continue now that State Supreme Court Judge Victor Alfieri […]
Last Friday marked official kickoff of The Salvation Army’s Holiday Red Kettle Drive at the Palisades Center. The Salvation Army has red kettles in 18 locations throughout Rockland through Dec. 24. Money collected in the red kettles goes to help needy people in Rockland County. The band members will be playing at the […]
BY BARRY WARNER While Nyack Hospital’s doctors and nurses care for patients’ bodies, volunteers often help bring smiles to their patients’ faces, while providing important services to patients and their families. One such volunteer is Miles Bierman. Director of Volunteer Services Helen Hayes-Perkins said, “We are thrilled to have Miles as a hospital volunteer. He […]
Nadell returns to Rockland for trial Diana Nadell has returned to Rockland to consult with her legal counsel before she faces charges for the murder of her mother-in-law and the attempted contract murder of two witnesses. Nadell, 50, was brought back to Rockland on November 7 from Ulster County, where she was kept after she […]
The Rockland County Detachment, Marine Corps League has announced the 2014 “Toys For Tots” campaign that begins this week. In addition to placing over 200 toy collection boxes around the county, members of the League will be at the Palisades Mall all day beginning Friday, November 28 and every Saturday and Sunday until Christmas to […]