Since high school, Flawless Beauty By Nikki owner Nikki Sullivan knew that she didn’t want to go to college. Traditional school had never been her thing; instead, she preferred hands-on, artistic activities, like doing her friends’ hair and makeup. After graduation, Sullivan decided she would use this passion for beauty to make her mark on […]
For Dylan Kelehan, founder and co-owner of The Rock Shop in Nyack, New York, necessity is truly the mother of invention. Before COVID-19, the musician’s main source of income was touring as a bass-guitarist with his former Pink Floyd tribute band, The Machine. But when the pandemic hit, touring came to a grinding halt—along with […]
Christopher Plummer, the director of Rockland Community College’s Cultural Arts Theatre and co-founder of the Rockland Shakespeare Company, will never forget one of the very first horror movies he watched as a kid: “The Exorcist” (1973), directed by William Friedkin. “‘The Exorcist’ terrified me in a way I can’t properly convey to you or […]
The Mental Health Association of Rockland County and the Mental Health Association of Westchester County are expected to merge this autumn or early winter. “Our founding principle and our rallying cry right from the beginning is that ‘We are better together,’” said Stephanie Madison, the president and CEO of MHAR. “We believe that […]
Samantha Wettje is the co-founder of 16 Strong Project, an organization dedicated to helping children, teens and young adults affected by adverse childhood experiences. The CDC defines ACEs as “potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.” “Growing up, there was mental illness and addiction with family members that really impacted our family, so that […]
Samantha Wettje, Bardonia resident and co-founder of 16 Strong Project, will be honored in Los Angeles as part of L’Oréal Paris’s 18th annual private celebration for Women of Worth on Nov. 16. Selected from thousands of nominations, she joins nine other changemakers during National Philanthropy Month. “It is an incredible honor to be included […]