RCVFA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

RCVFA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

The Rockland County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association held its annual scholarship night July 13, 2018 by awarding three $1,500 scholarships at the Hillcrest firehouse on Route 45 in Hillcrest. The applicants had to be sons, daughters, grandsons or grandaughters of an RCVFA member. The scholarships are named for RCVFA past president Stuart Gates who presented the […]

NORTH ROCKLAND FOOTBALL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

NORTH ROCKLAND FOOTBALL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The North Rockland varsity football team held their Annual Football Awards Dinner on December 6 at Lynch’s in Stony Point. There were many parents, alumni, coaches and players in attendance for the Memorial Awards Ceremony sponsored by the North Rockland Father and Son Athletic Association for the 77th year. The Tom Eggers Memorial Award was […]

Firefighters hold annual Old-Timer’s Award night

Firefighters hold annual Old-Timer’s Award night

BY JOHN KRYGER Five volunteer firefighters were honored Saturday, April 15, at the Rockland County Fire Chief’s Association’s Old-Timers Awards Night and dinner held at Krucker’s Catering and Picnic Grove in Pomona. More than 250 current and former Rockland fire chiefs, along with County Executive Ed Day, gathered to honor their own at the annual […]

Town of Stony Point Board Awards Outstanding Residents, Gives Go-ahead to Farmers’ Market and Rolls Out Red Carpet for Film Industry

BY SARA GILBERT On Tuesday, August 14, the Town of Stony Point board held its regular meeting, awarded girl scouts and a local good Samaritan with plaques, approved a farmers’ market and invited the film industry in. “Every month we try to honor people who have done something special,” said Supervisor Geoffrey Finn. The special […]

Opportunities for 2013 Community Arts Grants Announced

The Arts Council of Rockland has announced they will again award grants to provide support for arts and cultural projects to community-based organizations, groups, collectives or artists through the 2013 Community Arts Grants program. Grants are intended to assist with the activities of local arts organizations, artist fees, marketing/publicity costs, direct administrative expenses, and supplies […]

Promising Female Entrepreneurs of Lower Hudson Valley Recognized

The Women’s Enterprise Development Center recently awarded five grants of $5,000 each and five grants of $4,000 each to promising female entrepreneurs in Westchester, Fairfield, and Rockland Counties. The annual award is open to students and alumni of the WEDC 15-week entrepreneurial program, who are currently running a business and submit a business plan for review. The awards were officially announced […]