SEVERAL CLARKSTOWN SCHOOLS HONORED FOR FIGHTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Several Clarkstown schools: Bardonia, West Nyack and Woodglen Elementary schools, Felix Festa Middle School, and Clarkstown High School South, received a Bronze National Healthy School Award for transforming their campuses into healthier schools for students and staff. These schools are five of only 250 schools nationwide to receive an award. The awards were given on […]

CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN TO VISIT GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-

Public invited to event that will take place on September 22 In an announcement made by hospital officials and the Archdiocese of New York, Bon Secours Charity Health System will welcome his Eminence, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, to the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus in Suffern on Monday, September 22. The Cardinal will spend the […]

Beauty queen still glows as she turns 100

Beauty queen still glows as she turns 100

BY BOB BAIRD Ask Mary DeSapio what she thought she wanted to be when she grew up and she says the choice was either an entertainer or a nun. One glance at the wall of her apartment at Dowling Gardens in Sparkill makes it clear which won out. In a place of honor, there’s a […]

Rockland County officials announce community action plan targeting heroin and prescription drug abuse

Rockland County officials announce community action plan targeting heroin and prescription drug abuse

BY MICHAEL RICONDA WEST NYACK – Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe and County Executive Ed Day announced on Monday that the county would pursue a three-pronged action plan to combat recent surges in heroin and prescription drug abuse. According to Zugibe, the plan would integrate targeted enforcement of the law to weed out drug […]