A MINUTE WITH CHIEF OBSORN

A MINUTE WITH CHIEF OBSORN

A partial reprint of Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborne’s public musings “Chief’s Corner” Welcome to this edition of the Chief’s Corner! Since our last edition we have had a lot going on here in the great Village of Suffern so let’s get right to it. A few weeks ago we had a movie being filmed […]

Best and brightest to be honored at annual Youth Bureau awards

County Executive Edwin J. Day, the Rockland County Youth Bureau and the Board of Directors will present the 2016 Service Awards to deserving individuals at the 36th Annual Youth Forum and Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. at the Nyack Seaport. “Congratulations to this year’s honorees for their dedication […]

ROCKLAND COUNTY PARTNERS WITH CLARKSTOWN, HAVERSTRAW POLICE, DEA, CVS TO TAKE BACK UNWANTED, UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Rockland residents will have an opportunity on April 30 to empty their medicine cabinets of unused prescription drugs before they fall into the wrong hands. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and the Rockland County Department of Mental Health under the direction of Commissioner Michael Leitzes are announcing a partnership with police in Clarkstown and Haverstraw […]

ADOPT HOLLY

ADOPT HOLLY

Holly is a 3 year-old DSH cat who was surrendered to Hi Tor shelter because of the health of her owner. She does well with cats but will need to be tested with dogs. Holly is on the quiet and shy side so she will need to be in a home with kids who understand […]

Voice of the Legislative Minority: Making everyone safer

Voice of the Legislative Minority: Making everyone safer

By Legislator Lon Hofstein, Republican minority leader The safety of our own municipal buildings, and the people who work there, has been of great concern to us even before a gunman opened fire on people attending a Health Department meeting in San Bernardino, California. People who visit and or conduct business at our Rockland County […]

UNSUNG HEROES: A voice for adults in need

UNSUNG HEROES: A voice for adults in need

BY KATHY KAHN Some retirees join boards of directors, hit the golf course or become perennial travelers, but for one Montebello resident, giving a voice to adults who often have issues dealing with the system is a passion he’s giving his leisure time to. Tom Ternquist is an Ombudsman for Independent Living based in Westchester […]