RCADD HOSTS FREE VIEWING OF “GENERATION FOUND”

RCADD HOSTS FREE VIEWING OF “GENERATION FOUND”

Rockland Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence [RCADD] will present a free viewing of the film documentary “Generation Found” on Wednesday, October 11 at Rockland Community College’s Cultural Arts Theatre. Light refreshments will be served at a social hour beginning at 6 p.m. The film will begin at 7 p.m. The film is created by award-winning filmmakers Jeff Reilly […]

COUNTY MARKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

COUNTY MARKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County Executive Ed Day joined local officials and advocates to declare Domestic Violence Awareness month in Rockland County. “Domestic violence is a scourge,” he said. “It’s something we all need to recognize for what it is – entrapment, reliance on an abuser, there are so many dynamics to this issue.” He […]

County Executive’s Corner: An Era of Renewal

County Executive’s Corner: An Era of Renewal

  By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Imagine a parallel universe where your Rockland County tax bill went up a staggering 35 percent to pay for a bloated $926.5 million budget. It could have happened – but it didn’t. Those were the predictions made in a multi-year budget plan done by the county in 2013, […]

Senior Apartments Proposed for Downtown Pearl River

Senior Apartments Proposed for Downtown Pearl River

BY ROBERT KNIGHT City Editor Pearl River will soon get 16 new senior citizen apartment units in its downtown business district if Orangetown officials approve a request to permit the project to proceed with less than the required number of parking spaces. Attorney Brian Quinn said his client will make a formal application for a zone […]

Hometown Happenings: Prayers for Vegas and Gratitude for Service

Hometown Happenings: Prayers for Vegas and Gratitude for Service

By Supervisor George Hoehmann This week we were stunned as a nation when we learned of the horrible slaughter of 59 of our fellow citizens in Las Vegas and 527 more injured. Our hearts, still heavy with pain, go out to the families of the victims, and we pray with them in their darkest hour. Yet, […]