PIERMONT NYACK YOGATHON FOR CHARITY TO TAKE OVER FLYWHEEL PARK ON SEPT 7

PIERMONT NYACK YOGATHON FOR CHARITY TO TAKE OVER FLYWHEEL PARK ON SEPT 7

The fourth annual Piermont Nyack Yogathon in collaboration with The Yoga House will take place on September 7, 12:30 p.m. at Piermont’s Flywheel Park. The yoga students participating in the event will attempt to do 108 “sun salutations” to raise money for The HANDLE Institute, supporting people with learning disabilities and other neurodevelopmental differences. Proceeds […]

Pension relief for employers for year 2015-16

Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) will decline in Fiscal Year 2015-16, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced this week. The average contribution rate for the Employees Retirement System (ERS) will decrease by about 9 percent from 20.1 percent of payroll to 18.2 percent of payroll. […]

9/11 REMEMBRANCES

September 10 9/11 Haverstraw Memorial Ceremony There will be a 9-11 Ceremony at the Haverstraw Town Hall on Wednesday, September 10 at 7 p.m. The Rockland County Marine Corps League will be hosting the commemoration with a color guard, firing detail and bugler. September 11 Ramapo 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony The Town of Ramapo’s 13th Annual […]

Patsy’s Pizza to Open Next Week in Shops at Nanuet

Patsy’s Pizza to Open Next Week in Shops at Nanuet

New York City’s famous pizza place, Patsy’s Pizzeria, will open its doors for the first time to the Rockland County community September 10 at The Shops at Nanuet. Patsy’s Pizzeria is considered a New York City landmark, establishing itself in the first half of last century as a family style, old-fashioned neighborhood restaurant. Patsy’s Pizzeria […]

Rockland veteran receives medal decades after service

Rockland veteran receives medal decades after service

BY MICHAEL RICONDA MONSEY – A 99-year-old Rockland County veteran waited 68 years for a medal due to him for his service in World War II. On September 2, the medal finally reached the deserving vet. Joined by his daughter Karen Schulman and grandson Brad, the Bayone, New Jersey native Abe Pechansky had the Good […]

Green Dot Money Scam Thwarted

Employees at CVS helped break up a “Green Dot” money scam last Friday, Clarkstown Police (CPD) reports. CPD says that on August 29 a 57-year-old female from Valley Cottage almost got scammed for more than $2,500 in cash, after the victim received a phone message from someone who identified themselves as an agent with the […]