Established in 2012 by Valley Cottage resident & cancer survivor Frank Squeo, Baking Memories 4 Kids is a non- profit foundation, that through the proceeds from their holiday cookie sale, fund week long, all-expense paid trips for children with life threatening and terminal illnesses and their families to all the Florida theme parks. From now […]
BY JOHN KELLY As the retired radiation protection manager at Indian Point 3 and a long-time community resident who lives four miles from the plant, I have no doubt that Indian Point is safe. Entergy, the owner of Indian Point, has a comprehensive and thorough monitoring program in place to detect levels of tritium […]
BY CHRIS HANLY INVESTMENT CONSULTANT, GARY GOLDBERG FINANCIAL SERVICES Even with the recent gains enjoyed by equity markets, 2016 is off to a rough start for investors. Volatility has been extremely high, and until recently, it seemed like major markets were unlikely to ever put in a bottom. If you’re an investor, then no doubt […]
The Nyack Library will launch the first seed library in Rockland County, the Nyack Seed Exchange, next weekend. A seed exchange or seed library allows community members free access to seed that is grown or acquired by other community members for use in their home gardens. It allows gardeners to share seeds without having to […]
BY VINCENT DOMINIC ABBATECOLA As the 88th Academy Awards approach on Sunday, it looks like “The Revenant” has the inside track on many major awards, including the long elusive Best Actor nod for perhaps Hollywood’s biggest star, Leonardo DiCaprio. In this column I will take a look at the major categories and predict who WILL […]
BY JENNA HUTCHINS PHOTOS BY JOSEPH CONSOLI A few thousand turned out this past weekend to celebrate Rockland Lake State Park’s 50th anniversary and witness the potential revival of the Knickerbocker Ice Festival. The festival began in 2007 on the eastern bank of Rockland Lake celebrating the lake’s role in the history of the Knickerbocker Ice […]