SCENES FROM THE PEARL RIVER ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
Beloved grand rebbe passes on at 95
Mordechai Hager, a rebbe descended from the 400-year- old Vizhnitz dynasty of the Austro-Hungary Empire, died at the age of 95 in Mt. Sinai hospital on Friday, March 16. He was buried in the Vishnitzer Cemetery in Monsey. The rebbe, who leads about 5,000 of his sect in the Village of Kaser, was one of the […]
COUNTY WEBSITE OFFERS NEW FEATURES
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE As part of Sunshine Week and on National Freedom of Information Day, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced changes to the Rocklandgov.com website to make it easier for residents to access information about public hearings and legal announcements. A link to the “Legal Announcements” page is now included […]
DAY AND CUOMO HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE PRIOR TO NOR’EASTER
Governor Andrew Cuomo joined Rockland County Executive Ed Day at 2 p.m., Wednesday in Suffern to address the incoming nor’Easter. Following a series of storms that wreaked havoc and caused long-lasting blackouts, political officials assured the public that extra precautions were being taken in case the worst-case scenario hit Rockland and the region again. In […]
ROCKLAND P.L.U.S. 2018
Rockland Youth and Professionals Come Together to Plan for Sustainable Communities in Rockland How do we build economically and socially vibrant communities we where we will want to live and work? How can we plan for development that addresses the critical need to conserve water, save energy, and reduce the fossil fuel emissions that are contributing […]
READER LOATHES THE TRUMP
To the Editor, It’s so sad and deplorable that Donald Trump feels compelled to resort to such mean-spirited and sophomoric name-calling, an activity that only demeans the office he holds. Can you think of another president that has ever stooped to such a low level of incivility? Here is but a smattering of the vitriolic […]