POMONA – The Rockland County Department of Public Transportation has announced that transit service in Rockland County will be altered during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks. Go to www.rocklandbus.com for links to all transit systems serving Rockland. Friday 12/21/12 and Friday 12/28/12: • Transport of Rockland (TOR), TRIPS paratransit and all other bus […]
BY DIANE DIMOND I want to introduce you to a truly thankful man. His name is Richard Smeraldo of Clearwater, Fla. After you hear his story, I promise, you will never forget it. Richard, a happy-go-lucky 74, has always loved fireworks, so this past July Fourth, he, his wife and a female friend went to […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Salvation Army Kicks Off Holiday Drive In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, the Rockland County Salvation Army kicked off its 2012 Red Kettle Holiday Drive Tuesday afternoon at the Palisades Mall. According to Major Philip Lloyd, the Rockland County Coordinator for the Salvation Army, the organization is hoping […]
BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM Last Sunday, the Haverstraw Brick Museum held an “Olde Fashioned Christmas,” which featured a Christmas tree made of brick as well as a more traditional one. Even Santa Claus made an appearance to kick off the lighting ceremony. The brick tree was designed by museum trustee Herb Feibusch, and features lit […]