BY DIANE DIMOND It keeps happening. Nearly every week there are more brutal crimes that bear all the earmarks of being racially motivated but because the victims are white, you will probably never hear about them. We’ve all seen the rallies around black victims of white-perpetrated violent crime — and that’s cool. It’s the right […]
BY HEATHER BARR Sloatsburg – On the 12th anniversary of the tragedy that struck America on September 11, the village of Sloatsburg came together to remember our heroes with a ceremony at Sloatsburg’s community field. The ceremony, which was led by Mayor Carl Wright, was one of the five held throughout Rockland to pay respects […]
Wesley Hills — Rockland County lost one of its own with the passing of Andrew Todd Partridge, who had lived in Rockland County prior to a long, commendable career in the armed forces. Partridge was born in Nyack on August 6, 1962 to parents Harry III and Vilma Partridge. He grew up in Wesley Hills, […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – The Stony Point Action Committee for the Environment (SPACE) will be hosting a “town hall” style public meeting at the RHO Community Building at 5 Clubhouse Lane in Stony Point on September 17 at 7 p.m., where it hopes to highlight some of the environmental issues facing the county. […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Haverstraw – Rockland residents, officials, police, emergency personnel, and members of the armed forces joined together at Haverstraw Bay Park’s 9/11 memorial on Wednesday to mark the 12th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001 and honor the memory of friends and family lost that day. The ceremony opened with […]
Kick-Off to take place Sunday, September 15 BY CHERYL SLAVIN Parent Resource Lifeline, a non-profit organization founded by Garnerville resident Debbie Bertrand, will host its first Family Fun Day kick-off event on Sunday, September 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Vincent Clark River View Park in Stony Point. The event, sponsored by several […]