BY GEORGE J. DACRE Thiells United Methodist Church Pastor Reverend Jessica Campbell, in her pastoral letter this week, told a special story about a church in the Austrian Alps. It was Christmas Eve and the newly constructed Church of St. Nicholas in Tyrol, a village near Salzburg, was struggling with a broken church organ. The […]
Those Seeking “Sandy” Assistance Can Still Receive Help By Phone FEMA has announced that it will no longer be stationing representatives at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona to assist residents. Residents can may still apply online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov. or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). In addition to individual assistance grants from FEMA, the […]
Congressman Eliot Engel announced that after 10 years of representing the people of Rockland, he is closing his office in West Nyack as of Thursday, December 27. Rep. Engel said, “It is with great regret that I am announcing the closing of my Rockland office. For 10 years I had the pleasure of representing most […]
PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and David Freed, president and CEO of Nyack Hospital on Friday announced that the Rockland County Department of Health will transfer responsibility for the Prenatal Clinic to Nyack Hospital, effective January 1, 2013. “The New York State Department of Health has approved the transfer of services, and […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Friday announced that Dr. Laura Piluso, 44, of 3 Meadow View Terrace, Chester, NY, has been arrested and arraigned on one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class “C” felony, and one count of falsifying business records in the first degree, a class “E” Felony. […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Jamie Keefe, new manager of the Rockland Boulders, will bring an aggressive baseball team to the Provident Bank Ballpark starting on Opening Day, May 16. Team President Ken Lehner said he recruited Keefe to take another step in getting into the playoffs in the Independent Leage. Keefe, a former winner of […]