Freezin’ for a Reason: Stony Point Seals Annual Polar Plunge Raises Money, Lifts Spirits

Picture below: The Immaculate Conception Men's Club happy to serve other local residents food and beverages at the event.

Freezin’ for a Reason: Stony Point Seals Annual Polar Plunge Raises Money, Lifts Spirits

Story and Photos by Jess Warren Neither snow nor frigid temps deterred Rocklanders from supporting the Stony Point Sealsโ€™ annual Polar Plunge. What better way to start off Super Bowl Sunday than seeing hundreds of residents from across the county witnessing volunteers run into the freezing Hudson River for a great cause? The Seals, who […]

Promising Female Entrepreneurs of Lower Hudson Valley Recognized

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

Day Trip to the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company

Day Trip to the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company

BY JEN RINI In November of 1995, 17-year-old Scott Vaccaro not only brewed his first homemade batch of Cranberry Celebration Ale, but also his passion for the brewing arts. โ€œItโ€™s a tangible delicious beverage and you can be very creative,โ€ Vaccaro said. Vaccaro, now 34, and of legal drinking age, is the owner and head […]