Deadline to Apply for Hurricane Sandy FEMA Aid is January 28, 2013

PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYWOMAN ELLEN JAFFEE Hurricane Sandy left many Rockland individuals and families struggling to rebuild. The deadline to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for Hurricane Sandy victims is January 28. FEMA disaster assistance is financial or direct assistance to individuals and families whose property has been damaged or destroyed as […]

ACCUSED OF MAKING HURRICANE SANDY WORSE

ACCUSED OF MAKING HURRICANE SANDY WORSE

Julio C. Caceres, 51, of 146 Dara Lane in Stony Point, is accused of stealing a Jeep from the Ba Mar Mobile Home Park during the clean-up and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, making the suffering of a local family worse than mother nature already had done. Caceres is charged with fourth degree grand larceny, an […]

Low Down on Jan. 9 Ramapo Town Board Meeting

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – The Ramapo Town board convened at 8 p.m. on January 9 to discuss matters of town business, including a grant for Hurricane Sandy relief, reimbursements for the Maccabi Games, the annexation of certain properties into the village of New Square, and the consolidation of fire districts. The biggest item was […]

Dive or Donate at the Polar Bear Plunge – February 3, 2013

Dive or Donate at the Polar Bear Plunge – February 3, 2013

The annual Stony Point Seals Polar Plunge is coming into high gear. This year victims of Hurricane Sandy will be the beneficiaries of the popular charity event which attracts hundreds to plunge into the icy Hudson River on Super Bowl Sunday. It is appropriate that Hurricane Sandy victims will benefit from the event as it […]

‘Make A Difference Rockland’ Event Connects Charitable and Local Nonprofit Groups with the Community

‘Make A Difference Rockland’ Event Connects Charitable and Local Nonprofit Groups with the Community

Barry Warner ‘Make A Difference Rockland’ was a free meet and greet event held at Nanuet High School in mid November, aimed at bringing together many of the various charitable and nonprofit organizations from the county. Formerly known as ‘JCC Cares’, the program gives individuals a chance to find out about nonprofit services, to volunteer […]

NYC SANDY BENEFIT CONCERT TO REACH OVER 1 BILLION PEOPLE

NYC SANDY BENEFIT CONCERT TO REACH OVER 1 BILLION PEOPLE

The producers of “12-12-12” announced this week that the concert, scheduled for December 12, 2012, at 7:30 PM (ET) at Madison Square Garden to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, has secured distribution to over one billion people. The concert will be viewable on 34 US networks and television feeds worldwide. It can also be […]