RCC student wins semifinalist spot for top scholarship

RCC student wins semifinalist spot for top scholarship

Few would call Rockland Community College student Jonathon Galdamez-Paguay your average 19-year-old. On Thursday, March 14, the first-generation high school graduate and first of his family to attend college was selected as a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship—one of the most prestigious scholarships for students transferring into a four-year university […]

Elmwood Playhouse’s “Fun Home” soars in triumph for local theatre

Elmwood Playhouse’s “Fun Home” soars in triumph for local theatre

As a champion of Rockland theatre, I am inclined to share that Nyack’s Elmwood Playhouse’s fourth show of the 2023-2024 season— Lisa Kron’s memory-musical “Fun Home”— wins the status of required viewing for locals. While the community-based playhouse has turned out other fabulous shows this past year, including Bruce Norris’ “Clybourne Park” and John Patrick […]

Happy 233rd Birthday Clarkstown!

Happy 233rd Birthday Clarkstown!

We may not feel 233 years-old, but March 18, 2024 will mark the 233rd anniversary of the founding of Clarkstown. The town’s earliest history isn’t particularly well-documented. It wasn’t until 1884 that a substantial account of our town’s development first appeared in a book simply titled “A History of Rockland County” by Rev. Dr. David […]

Montefiore Nyack Hospital Offers Inclusive Screening Day for LGBTQ+ Individuals Seeking a Mammogram

Montefiore Nyack Hospital Offers Inclusive Screening Day for LGBTQ+ Individuals Seeking a Mammogram

The best defense against breast cancer is early detection. The earlier breast cancer is found, the easier it is to treat. Members of the LGBTQ+ community often delay seeking preventive care. On Friday, April 5, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., The Breast Center at Montefiore Nyack Hospital will offer screening mammograms for LGBTQ+ […]

O&R donates $20,000 to Rockland High School’s robot builders; helps bring high-tech studies to life

O&R donates $20,000 to Rockland High School’s robot builders; helps bring high-tech studies to life

  As part of its focus on STEM education development, Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) has contributed $5,000 each to help support robotics programs at Clarkstown-North, Nanuet, North Rockland and Tappan Zee high schools. Those schools’ students’ robotic building skills were put to the test last weekend when 48 local and international robotics teams competed […]

BOCES builds bigger campus: Rockland approves

Rockland BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) West Nyack campus will soon receive a major upgrade. On March 6th, Rockland County voters decided by an overwhelming majority to approve the construction of a new, 52,000 square foot, two-story building to support current and future growth of Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education and STEM programs […]