BY BARRY WARNER Founded by Clara Barton in 1881, The Red Cross responds to natural and man-made disasters in the United States ranging from fires, hurricanes, floods, transportation accidents and explosions. At the East Harlem gas explosion, the Red Cross volunteers provided shelter, food and health services to address basic human needs of the adults […]
Fun time had by most, but nine arrests made STORY BY BILL DEMAREST PHOTOS BY KEVIN HARRINGTON AND DYLAN SKRILOFF PEARL RIVER – Orangetown police say Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pearl River went off with few significant problems, and traffic after the parade cleared smoothly. Tens of thousands gathered to share in a […]
PHOTO BY JEANINE RIPPA With tricycles revved up, balloons high overhead and cheering crowds, pre-school and kindergarten students from St. Paul School in Valley Cottage, peddled to raise money for the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. An annual event, the Trike-A-Thon was held on March 21, 2014. Over the past eight years, St. Paul students have […]
County Legislature requests state relief for residents using Tappan Zee Bridge The county legislature passed a resolution last week calling on the State to provide toll breaks for Rockland and Orange residents who use the Tappan Zee Bridge. The bill, sponsored by Legislator Christopher Carey, came in response to a state decision to revise Verrazano […]
Stony Point Ambulance Corps is seeking vendors for its second annual Mother’s Day Boutique to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event will be held the Stony Point Ambulance Corps building located at 47 South Liberty Drive (Route 9W-South), Stony Point, NY. Vendors are now being accepted […]
The Rockland-Bergen Postcard and Paper Collectibles Club will hold its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 2, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Pearl River Public Library on Franklin Avenue, behind the Central Avenue firehouse. Guest speaker at about 7 p.m. will be author Penny Colman, who specializes in famous women in history. She will […]