Clarkstown Taxpayers host candidates forum BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN Candidates seeking to secure a seat on the Clarkstown School Board faced local residents last Thursday evening in the Nanuet Library. The event was sponsored by the Clarkstown Taxpayers and drew an audience numbering close to 75 attendees Voters go to the polls on May 15 at which […]
BY ELISA TAYLOR Rockland County residents finally have something to laugh about!! With today’s economic challenges Rockland County residence have had little to laugh about…until now. An A-list comedy club “Levity Live” has opened on the fourth floor of the Palisades Mall and rave reviews keep pouring in. I know this Rockland County resident/reporter on […]
BY DENEEN BORELLI A ruling on the constitutionality of key elements of ObamaCare is expected from the U.S. Supreme Court by late June. That leaves months for speculation — and strategizing — about what will need to be done in the wake of that decision. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), most […]
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON Kathy Piedl, buyer at Hungry Hollow Co-op, a community-owned natural foods market in Chestnut Ridge, was delighted that Mother Nature cooperated with their Earth Day Celebration last week. “We had a beautiful day weather-wise–couldn’t have asked for better.” When asked about event highlights, Kathy smiled, “The children’s worm-habitat-building activity was a big […]
The Rockland Boulders will host the local qualifier for the Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition on Saturday, May 12, at Provident Bank Park in Pomona, New York. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. The competition is free for all participants. Boy and girls ages 7-14 are welcome to compete in the three […]
Hospital officials say that area residents interested in volunteering at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center are invited to stop at the hospital between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. May 11. Volunteer services representatives will be available in the Good Samaritan Auditorium during those hours. Numerous opportunities are available for teens 14 and older and adults […]