On Friday, May 17, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows, Inc. (GET) and the Village of Haverstraw will host the Hudson Valley Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo in Haverstraw, NY. The event will be held at Rockland Community College Haverstraw Extension Campus, located at 37 West Broadway Street. The Rockland County […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA During his several runs from office in the Village of Suffern, former Mayor Dagan LaCorte gained himself the reputation of being something of a hothead. But one instance he might regret more than others. Though nobody but LaCorte knows exactly what happened at some point late during the 2009 campaign, LaCorte got […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson (D) set off a firestorm of controversy when he and the predominantly Democratic New Rochelle City Council voted to remove a Gadsden flag from a local veterans buildings, citing its supposed partisan connotations, and suggesting it was too divisive for public use. The flag, the original battleflag […]
Since 2009, People to People – Rockland’s largest food pantry that feeds nearly 4,000 people every month – has encouraged home gardeners, community gardens and local farms to Plant a Row for the Hungry. In 2009, 763 pounds of locally grown produce was contributed to People to People for distribution to low- and no-income Rockland […]
BY BARRY WARNER According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, almost 42,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or throat cancer this year. The 5 year survival rate of those diagnosed is only slightly more than 64 percent. When cancer is treated early, treatment-related health problems are reduced. Dr. Marc Levine of ENT (ear, nose and […]
On Saturday, May 4 we will have a Wounded Warrior Fundraiser and Challenge. The North Rockland Red Raiders will play the Warwick Wildcats in Varsity, JV and Freshman Baseball, Varsity and JV Softball, Varsity and JV Boys and Girls Lacrosse. All games will be played at home and start at 4 pm. There will be […]