JCC Rockland Announces Line Up of 13th Annual Jewish International Film Festival

JCC Rockland Announces Line Up of 13th Annual Jewish International Film Festival

Welcome to the “Bar Mitzvah Year” The wildly popular JCC Rockland’s International Jewish Film Festival enters its 13th season, affectionately nicknamed the “Bar Mitzvah Year” with a new array of critically acclaimed films with Jewish themes and/or created by Jewish talent. Organizers say the primary goal of the Festival is to build bridges between the Jewish […]

Town of Haverstraw 400th Anniversary Challenge Coin

Town of Haverstraw 400th Anniversary Challenge Coin

In celebration of the Town of Haverstraw 400th Quadricentennial Anniversary, this challenge coin has been designed. Only 400 will be made and not re-ordered. Reserve your coin today. Price: $10.00 Max Quantity Authorized: No limit Included: Velvet Bag and Sequential Edge Numbering Reserve your coin at Town Hall today!!!

Search suspended for man still missing in Hudson near TZB

Search suspended for man still missing in Hudson near TZB

NYACK – State Police divers continued to search the Hudson River at the Tappan Zee Bridge late Sunday for one man who remains missing following Saturday’s deadly crash between a tugboat and a stationary barge at the site of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. One body was recovered immediately after the accident and Governor Andrew […]

Nyack Hospital to expand emergency department, house medical village

Nyack Hospital to expand emergency department, house medical village

NYACK – Nyack Hospital, a member of the Montefiore Health System and the Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative, Tuesday announced plans to build a 16,300 square foot, two-story addition that will include a new and expanded emergency department and medical village. The project will incorporate the renovation and reconfiguration of 23,300 SF of existing space that […]

Ramapo Police Department Welcomes ‘Ghost’ Cruiser to its Fleet

Ramapo Police Department Welcomes ‘Ghost’ Cruiser to its Fleet

By Baruch Horowitz Ramapo Police Department welcomed their newest vehicle to its fleet in the form of what many refer to as a police “ghost car.” The ghost cruiser could be described as an optical illusion used by police to help crack down on traffic scofflaws without standing out. Many law enforcement agencies use unmarked […]

Haverstraw history in spotlight as it celebrates Quadricentennial

Haverstraw history in spotlight as it celebrates Quadricentennial

By Kathy Kahn Once the brick-making capital of New York, the Town and Village of Haverstraw celebrate their 400th anniversary this year, complete with a cake and kudos from national and state dignitaries last month at Haverstraw Town Hall. Tessa Dikken, once a member of the Dutch Consulate and now a resident of Haverstraw, told […]