BY DIANA BIERMAN Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston held their second iteration of Accelerate—a student innovation and entrepreneurship challenge—in November where five teams were awarded a total of $25,500 for their creative ideas. One of these teams was composed of Rockland residents Stephanie Nannariello, 20, of Thiells and Deborah Massaro, 20, of Stony Point, […]
An army of Clarkstown vultures hold watch over the trash receptacles at New City Gardens. The alpha vulture was overheard squawking, “A mammal’s trash is an ave’s treasure.” Images captured by Yaroslav Sygnatovych, resident of New City Gardens, native of Ukraine.
Press Release Saint Augustine School (SAS) in New City, New York is hosting a Step Up For SAS Pep Rally on Thursday, January 3, 2013. The Step Up For SAS celebration will take place in the school gymnasium located at 114 South Main Street, New City beginning at 7 p.m. and will include an opening […]
DO NOT REBUILD TAPPAN HISTORIC BRIDGE Dear Sirs, Your recent story about rebuilding the Historic Tappan Bridge was quite eye-opening, thank you, as you have depicted how the superintendent of highways is not only totally incompetent and derelict of his duties, but now planning to waste useful capital resources, taxpayers funds, to rebuild a bridge […]
BY BARRY WARNER As the uses of science and technology expand in today’s job market, the United States will need a consistent supply of engineers, scientists and mathematicians to graduate from college in order to remain competitive in the world’s marketplace. Students introduced to pre-engineering courses and techniques to solve real-world problems in Rockland County’s […]
Lawsuit Filed Against Journal News Sparked By Map of Gun Owners A lawsuit has been filed against The Journal News by a business that claims its reputation suffered after the newspaper published an interactive map of licensed gun owners in the area, following the massacre in Newtown, Conn. First Impression LLC is an interior design […]