BY JANIE ROSMAN PHOTOS BY GENE GOUSS What began as a soup kitchen in Haverstraw that expanded to an office in Nyack last week highlighted its platinum anniversary during a 25 at 25 Luncheon Celebration in New City. “Let me tell you how I got involved with People to People,” 25th Anniversary Luncheon John Lang […]
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 […]
An open letter sent by Ray Lennon, brother of boating accident victim Mark Lennon, was released this afternoon on behalf of concerned members of the Lennon and Stewart families. It is not stated how many family members are spoken for in the letter. Bride-to-be Lindsey Stewart and groom’s best man Mark Lennon lost their lives when […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]