Have you ever wondered what it would be like to step into someone else’s shoes? One of Rockland’s very own non-for-profit organizations BRIDGES will commemorate 35 years of providing services to people with disabilities at its annual “In My Shoes” event on Thursday, May 5th at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern at 6:00 pm. The […]
+ COMMUNITY WHEELCHAIR SOFTBALL GAME VS. BOULDERS Pomona, NY – Helen Hayes Hospital will team up with the Rockland Boulders baseball team and Bridges Independent Living Center on Sunday, July 28th to present Accessible Awareness Day at Palisades Credit Union Park—featuring a very special wheelchair softball game pitting Helen Hayes Hospital, Bridges, and community members against […]
BRiDGES Takes Delivery of Two Accessible Vehicles PRESS RELEASE– BRiDGES, Rockland’s premier agency supporting advocacy services for promoting autonomy and independent living for people with disabilities, has taken delivery of two new accessible vehicles. Funding for the new 8-passenger transport vans was made possible through a grant from the New York State Department of Transportation. Each […]
BY KATHY KAHN BRiDGES, Rockland County Veteran Services Agency and the Department of Mental Health sponsored the county’s inaugural Veterans’ Conference at the HNA Palisades Center on June 13. Over 100 veterans attended the all-day conference and found a bevy of programs designed to inform, encourage and empower them. Returning to civilian life after combat […]
BY SARA GILBERT Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will be present to discuss the plan for the new Tappan Zee Bridge at two meetings on Thursday, July 26. The first, hosted by Rockland Business Association, will be at 8:30 a.m. at Dominican College, 470 Western Highway in Orangeburg. The second will be at 6 p.m. at […]