HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS: Carry the Load

HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS: Carry the Load

  Carry the Load is a national organization founded by veterans to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day. The not-for-profit has since expanded its mission to provide meaningful ways to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice serving our great country. One of those ways is through its annual National Relay that travels […]

The 50 best free online university courses

The 50 best free online university courses

Back in the days if you wanted to learn something new you would go to the school or university for it. But today you don’t even need to leave the couch. Distance learning has made earning a degree from your office or home a reality, not a fantasy. If you want to brush up on […]

WINNERS OF THE ‘NAME THE LINEAR ACCELERATOR CONTEST’ ANNOUNCED

WINNERS OF THE ‘NAME THE LINEAR ACCELERATOR CONTEST’ ANNOUNCED

Good Samaritan Hospital announced the winners of the ‘Name the Linear Accelerator Contest’ on Wednesday April 18, 2018. More than 300 high school students from all over Rockland County submitted entries. Suffern High School’s Christina Tenore and Clarkstown North’s Gerrit Stech tied for the $750 first place award with the name ‘HERB’ (High Energy Radiation […]

HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE TUESDAY, MAY 8

HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE TUESDAY, MAY 8

Helen Hayes Hospital will host a Blood Drive on Tuesday, May 8 from 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eligible participants must be 16 or older, in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated whole blood in the last 56 days or made an ALYX donation in the last 112 days. Donors […]

FATHEAD MINNOW GIVE-AWAY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 26

FATHEAD MINNOW GIVE-AWAY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 26

To help county residents reduce the number of mosquitoes on their property, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce the availability of free fathead minnows, a type of fish that can control mosquito breeding on your property. The Fathead minnows are available for pick-up only on Thursday, April […]

31-year-old man accused of throwing a rock through a bedroom window

31-year-old man accused of throwing a rock through a bedroom window

A 31-year-old Stony Point man was arrested for allegedly throwing a rock through a bedroom window during a domestic dispute last week. Police said no persons were injured during the course of the dispute, which took place at a residence on Wayne Avenue. Police had been called on April 17 to respond to a domestic dispute at the location. On April 18 […]