The Rockland GOP held its annual convention Monday night, announcing nominees for 22 seats up for election this November. County Executive Ed Day gave the keynote address. The convention proceeded without great controversy, not always a guarantee. In countywide races, the GOP nominated Ed Day for a second term as county executive and Michael Koplen […]
BY BRIAN EDSALL Instead of avoiding the rain on Sunday, June 4, 1,000 or so people put on their rain jackets, grabbed their umbrellas and walked through downtown Haverstraw to partake in The Flavors of Haverstraw Food Crawl, organized by Haverstraw RiverArts. The food crawl included over 15 restaurants that participants could visit to sample […]
High honors for three Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) students who were awarded college scholarships from the O’Grady-Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarships were established in memory of Nyack police Sgt. Edward O’Grady and Officer Waverly “Chipper” Brown, killed in the 1981 Brinks robbery. Congratulations to Mary Callan (Criminal Justice, North Rockland), […]
BY BARRY WARNER Handcycles enable riders with lower-limb mobility impairments to propel a three-wheeled cycle using their arms. While the sport has a value in everyone’s life, it is even more important in the life of a person with a disability because of its rehabilitative influence. It was in April 2013 when the Vietnam Veterans […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF After 37 years at the helm of the Stony Point Marina and in the midst of planning a major waterfront development project, Wayne Corts has sold the land and business to a new developer who says he shares a similar vision for the site. Plans have been in the works for several […]
Last year, volunteers at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY and Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY donated a total of 53,472 hours of their time in service. That generosity was estimated as being equal to a contribution of $1,290,274. On June 1, these three hospitals […]