Rockland County children’s author, Donna McDine’s latest children’s book, “A Sandy Grave,” has been awarded the Story Monster Approval Award, which recognizes accomplished authors in the field of children’s literature. In addition, A Sandy Grave has achieved the Beach Book Festival 2014 Honorable Mention Award. McDine attended the Beach Book Festival Awards ceremony, June 20, […]
Johnsontown’s Pine Grove plot preserved BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Descendants of the Pre-Revolutionary War era Pine Grove Cemetery in rural Stony Point preserved a bit of their family and community heritage Sunday when they dedicated a new historical marker at the neglected and largely forgotten burial ground hidden deep in the […]
This Thursday, June 26 Christopher Robert Gifts on 232 Main Street in New City, NY will be holding an Alex and Ani fundraiser. They are launching their new Alex and Ani Shop in Shop and recently just started carrying the new and different styles of Alex and Ani bracelets a couple of weeks ago so […]
Ashley Carrington, daughter of Marie and Sean Carrington of Stony Point, N.Y., has been elected Student Government President at Rochester Institute of Technology. Carrington is a 2011 graduate of North Rockland High School. Carrington, a fourth-year dual major in finance and management information systems, will lead the university student body for the 2014-2015 school year. […]
BY BARRY WARNER On Monday, June 23, 2014, six graduating seniors received awards of $1,000 each for superior academic achievement and community service. Rotarian and award chairperson Bart Silverman made presentations to Samantha Fuller, Clarkstown North ; Crystal Godfrey, Clarkstown North; Mitchell Abrams, Clarkstown North; Molly Ludlow, Clarkstown North; Lauren Ni-Buachalla, Clarkstown North and Jaclyn […]
Team LaBier, LLC, a third grade class business at Stony Point Elementary, has been raising money for three charities, Stand up to Cancer, Friends of Karen, and Angelica, a first grade student in the school. On June 3, Team LaBier, LLC class went down to Good Morning America to watch the show as an outside […]