Though National Library Lovers Month has come to a close seemingly too early — darn it, leap year!—, supporting these safe havens for education and resources is something that one can engage in any day and any time of the year. Brian Avery, a librarian at Finkelstein Memorial Library, spoke with The Rockland County […]
Remember the good old days of going to the video store to rent movies? Christopher Plummer, the director of Rockland Community College’s Cultural Arts Theatre and co-founder of the Rockland Shakespeare Company, sure does. The first ever VHS tape his mother bought him was “Back to the Future” (1985). “We were in the electronic […]
The Village of Suffern’s Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 11 was a fitting way to thank local veterans for their days of service and sacrifice. The event was hosted by Mayor Michael F. Curley, a veteran himself, and the Village of Suffern Board of Trustees, taking place outside Suffern Village Hall in front of […]
Four Rockland County Legislators are slamming the Rockland Republican Party’s creation and use of a “blatantly antisemitic” video that tries to smear Democratic candidates by lumping them together with an Orthodox Jewish elected official. The video, posted on Tuesday to the GOP’s social media, shows four Democratic candidates – Beth Davidson, Dana Stilly, Jesse Malowitz […]
The Mental Health Association of Rockland County and the Mental Health Association of Westchester County are expected to merge this autumn or early winter. “Our founding principle and our rallying cry right from the beginning is that ‘We are better together,’” said Stephanie Madison, the president and CEO of MHAR. “We believe that […]
Samantha Wettje is the co-founder of 16 Strong Project, an organization dedicated to helping children, teens and young adults affected by adverse childhood experiences. The CDC defines ACEs as “potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.” “Growing up, there was mental illness and addiction with family members that really impacted our family, so that […]