BY CHERYL SLAVIN For many kids, summer vacation means camp, travel and generally kicking back after a long school year. But for seven North Rockland students, this past summer meant working four to six hours a day, three to four days a week in sometimes blistering hot conditions to produce a series of wall murals […]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ROCKLAND HEALTH DEPT. It’s that time of year again when residents are being urged by the county government to protect themselves by getting a flu vaccine. “Take time to get your flu vaccine – it is the first and most important step in protecting against the flu and its complications,” said […]
Micah and Maggie, young spayed female rabbits, were surrendered to Hi-Tor due to allergies. They seem confused, volunteers report, not knowing why they were brought to the shelter. Micah, a white hotot mix, and Maggie, a brown and white lop mix, are litter-trained, easy to handle, and very lovable. They are a bonded pair, and […]
On Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Capri Cosmetology Learning Center in Nanuet, students and staff were proud to present a check for $1,126 to Nanuet local Christina Vitaliano. The money was raised to help Christina in her battle against stage 3 breast cancer. A fundraiser was held in August at Capri Cosmetology locations in Nanuet and […]
The Historical Society of the Nyacks presents: “Berta and Elmer Hader – A Lifetime of Art” in the exhibit cases in Nyack Library’s Carnegie-Farian Room. This exhibit features many of the beloved local authors/illustrators’ children’s books, illustrations, and memorabilia, as well as portraits of each of them in their early years in Grandview. The Haders […]
Photo Credit: Town of Haverstraw The Town of Haverstraw’s Eighth Annual Ninety-Plus Recognition Day was held this past Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Knights of Columbus. It was a day of celebration to honor all those who are 90 or older. There were 60 honorees in total this year, including six new honorees for […]