On April 27, 50 Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) students (and five chaperones) returned from the 2018 New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships in Syracuse with stories of success! The BOCES team walked away with gold and bronze medals in the following categories: Health Knowledge Bowl: FIRST PLACE – Tanya […]
Securing 1.9 million meals for local families in need and restocking eight local food banks with more than 240 tons of needed non-perishable goods, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 announced the final results for their second annual Feeding Our Families / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias food drive on Saturday, April 28. Hosted in […]
SUEZ has teamed up with Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R) to promote SUEZ’s customer conservation program that offers significant rebates on the purchase of water-saving devices such as WaterSense labeled toilets and showerheads and ENERGY STAR certified washing machines. Through Orange & Rockland’s online marketplace, myORUstore.com, Suez and O&R customers can purchase water and energy efficient products […]
Cary Hirsch, MD, and Chestnut Ridge Transportation Receive Distinguished Awards Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) recently held its 33rd Annual Spring Ball and celebrated honorees, Cary Hirsch, MD, and Chestnut Ridge Transportation. Approximately $300,000 was raised at the ball to benefit Good Samaritan Hospital. Proceeds will help […]
BY THE SPECTATOR – John Maloney “All or Nothing at All” – What the IRS sings to us taxpayers. “Home on the Range” – Housewife who doesn’t go out to work. “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie” – Anyone in Washington DC “It’s De–Lovely” – Tax refund check arrives. “Somebody Else is Taking My […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Last week the emotional wounds of the past were once again ripped open. New York Supreme Court Justice John Kelley ordered that Judith Clark receive a new parole hearing. In his ruling, he said that the State Parole Board “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in its April 2017 decision to […]