Scottie is a 5-year-old pit bull mix who was found as a stray in Stony Point. A perfect leash walker, he doesn’t get excited when he meets other dogs. He enjoys playing fetch, trying industriously to catch all the balls. Fun-loving, he would be a great addition to an active family. Due to his large […]
Helen’s Hope Chest: Giving Back Selflessly BY JANIE ROSMAN “You might think good jobs, good schools or a beautiful downtown area” makes our community great, Pomona resident Barry Schecter says. “All of these things are important, but the most important thing that makes any community great is its volunteers.” Ten of those volunteers donate time to […]
American healthcare worker arrives in U.S. for Ebola treatment An American who visited Sierra Leone to assist with the emergency response to the recent African Ebola epidemic arrived in the U.S. for observation on Sunday and is now undergoing medical care in isolation. The unidentified healthcare worker was flown to the Nebraska Medical Center’s Biocontainment […]
BY BARRY WARNER The endless amount of items that people throw away everyday include paper towel tubes, plastic cups and cork bottle stoppers. However these materials can be reused in other ways. Instructor Amina Chaudhri showed a group of kids at New City Library recently that cork stoppers are adaptable and have a texture that […]
By Maria Mirakaj Brownsell It may have been a frigid winter night outside, but inside Clarkstown’s town hall it was warm with the hopes of a new year. Tuesday, January 06th, the Reorganization Meeting of the Town of Clarkstown was led by Police Chaplain David Lothrop. David M. Ascher was sworn into oath as Town […]
BY ADAM LUCENTE On a freezing Thiells night, the North Rockland School District meeting convened at North Rockland High School. Fitting with the dark and gloomy weather, members of the school board sharply criticized the state’s budget increases for the 2015-2016 school year. Led by superintendent of schools Ileana Eckert, the meeting covered a variety of additional costs the […]