The Arts Council of Rockland has announced they will again award grants to provide support for arts and cultural projects to community-based organizations, groups, collectives or artists through the 2013 Community Arts Grants program. Grants are intended to assist with the activities of local arts organizations, artist fees, marketing/publicity costs, direct administrative expenses, and supplies […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Cruisin’ For Kids, a classic car event and a fundraiser this year for 5-year-old Gabrielle DiCarlo of Tomkins Cove, will be August 4 at North Rockland High School in Thiells. Gabrielle has had several operations for a tumor and the family has great expenses. $20 a car will help and Ricky […]
BY SARA GILBERT The Orchards of Concklin celebrated 300 years – 11 generations – of family farming in Pomona with speeches, vendors, and activities as a crowd of excited, high-spirited locals came out for a July 4 birthday party held at the farm. Located at South Mountain Road and Route 45, the Orchards of Concklin […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Writer and singer David Wilcox will return to Rockland on July 14 to play at Turning Point Café in Piermont. Speaking about his music, Wilcox explained that he writes from the heart and spoke about his “Reverie” recording, which touches on issues such as obnoxious talk show radio hosts and legislators. […]
The Rockland Roundtable Initiative is taking part in United We Serve, a national effort launched by President Obama to engage more Americans in serving their communities this summer. The Rockland Roundtable Initiative will be hosting a variety of volunteer opportunities as part of the summer service initiative. “In these tough economic times, communities need volunteers […]
Standard and Poor’s joined Moody’s Investors Service in dropping Rockland County’s credit rating level on Friday, June 29, putting the county at just above junk status. In May, Moody’s Investors Service dropped Rockland and made it their lowest-rated county in all of New York. Standard and Poor’s reps said they chose to make the move because […]