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 […]
The New City Rotary will host a Wine & Food Festival Saturday, September 20 from 4 – 7 p.m. to help Rockland County Food Banks fight hunger. The event will take place at Rockland Country Day School, 34 Kings Highway in Congers, and feature live music and entertainment, great food from La Terrazza, Sazone, Hudson […]
The Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt will hold their annual Autumn Festival on Saturday, September 27th from 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on the convent grounds (496 Western Highway, Blauvelt). Attendees can expect a fun-filled afternoon featuring live music, hand-crafted items and a variety of raffles and prizes. There will also be pony rides, a fish […]
New City Library Local History Librarian Brian Jennings announced this week that the library has formed a partnership with The Sound and Story Project to collect the history and stories of local residents. The Cube, a multi-sided, mirrored sculpture housing a soundproof recording studio, was created by the Sound and Story Project to collect the […]
Empire City’s pinch American Grill has just been announced the Best Beer Selection Award winner in this year’s Best of Yonkers contest held by the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce. Beer connoisseurs will appreciate the fall selection of specialty brews, some of which will be exclusive to Pinch, such as Southern Tier’s PumpKing, Warlock, and Crème […]
The Historic Lafayette Theater in Suffern will hold its third 90th anniversary celebration on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 2 p.m., featuring an exclusive screening of “E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial.” E.T. a 1982 science fiction film, was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg. A bona fide classic, E.T. is a movie that has something […]