BY CHERYL SLAVIN For over 30 years pizza maker Gary Moses of Napoli’s Pizza in New City has thrown the dough. Hundreds of pies a week have added up to thousands of pies a year. But the long, repetitive of hours of tossing and shaping his wares have taken their toll; the tendons of his […]
Portions of the proceeds from the seventh annual Penguin Plunge benefit fundraiser in Nyack this year will go to two local youngsters who have suffered from severe health problems. Those children will get help with their medical bills from money raised when hardy adults voluntarily take a winter dip into the frigid Hudson River in […]
By Michael Riconda NYACK – Severe ice damage to I-87/287 just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge forced Thruway officials to undertake emergency pothole repairs on Wednesday. The New York State Thruway Authority scheduled several hours worth of repairs to the stretch of Thruway between exits 9 and 10 for 4 p.m. However, in response […]
Hudson Valley Cakery in Valley Cottage is trying to raise money for one of their employee’s college fund. A portion of the sales for Saturday, March 1 will be contributed to the fund. Hudson Valley Cakery in Valley Cottage would like to help one of their employees, Lein Uong, a Nyack High School graduate, by […]
East Ramapo to appeal special education court ruling The East Ramapo Central School District announce last week they intend to challenge a State Supreme Court ruling against the practice of subsidizing private religious education for disabled students. The court ruled on December 30 that the school district violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by […]
Rockland County native Jada Parker, Civil/Structural Engineer at CH2M HILL, was recently presented with the Most Promising Engineer – Industry award at the 2014 BEYA STEM Conference in Washington, DC. The BEYA STEM conference is a multicultural event that unites students, college administrators, recruiters, engineering and IT professionals, scientists, and high-level decision-makers from the corporate, […]