More than $200,000 raised to help students RAMAPO – Family, friends and colleagues of Rockland Community College President Cliff L. Wood came out to pay tribute at his retirement celebration. But someone who wasn’t even at the event provided the evening’s biggest surprise. Dr. Wood received a signed letter and photograph from former President Barack […]
Clean technology, 3Dprinting and scanners, along with mentors, will be game-changer for manufacturing sector BY KATHY KAHN Students who like to work with their hands as well as their minds are increasingly drawn to new manufacturing technology programs and the one blossoming in Rockland couldn’t find a better time to introduce its new “clean tech” […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE It was a Secret Santa assignment to do stand up comedy in college back in the 1980s that gave the comedienne her start in show business and she has been doing her one woman shows since then. Judy Gold will bring that show to Rockland Community College September 7, presented by […]
Start up or start over? Assemblyman trounces Cuomo’s “tax free” plan BY KATHY KAHN Start-Up New York–the economic program the Legislature passed it into law (S5903-2013) before it left for summer break–has Assemblyman Kieran Lalor raising a ruckus over its cost. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been touring the state with the message that it would […]
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Rockland County, which will be held on June 8-9 at Rockland Community College from 1 p.m. until 6 a.m., brings the community together to raise funds for cancer research and patient services, ultimately helping save lives and creating a world with more birthdays. Relay For Life offers […]
The Rockland County Concert Band, under the baton of music director, Lawrence Keith Zaidan, will present its “Spring Spectacular!” concert on Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Rockland Community College, in the Cultural Arts Center. This energetic musical program will include the greatest songs of The Beatles, a new medley of classic Disney songs, […]