On Sun., Feb. 18, Spring Valley resident Jean Don- ald Mathieu received NY’s Liberty Medal for saving an 8-month-old girl, Isabelle Lacrete, and two women from an apartment building fire. State Sen. Bill Weber, R- Montebello, gave the medal to Mathieu during a meeting of the Haitian Cultural Pres- ervation, Inc., which assists Rockland County’s […]
On Tuesday, February 13, Stony Point held a public hearing to discuss adopting a local law amending Chapter 215 of the Town Code. The newly amended chapter, which regards regulations in the Business (BU) Zoning District, would include clarifications for mixed uses in the district in regards to adding apartments to the upper stories of […]
A 5-year-old girl was struck and killed by a Satmar school bus Friday in Monsey. The child had just gotten off the school bus near her home in the area of South Madison Avenue and West Funston Street in Spring Valley when she was struck. Sources have told Mid-Hudson News that first responders, including Hatzolah […]
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the documentary “Jews of Greece” of “Modern Odyssey” program with Dr. Despina Afentouli that was produced with BronxNet was screened at the Nanuet Public Library on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Prior to the film screening, the Head of the Adult Services of the Nanuet Public Library, […]
Bella’s Kitchen may be less than a year old, but the Mediterranean-style spot is already making big waves in Rockland’s restaurant scene. Established in Pearl River by husband-wife team Clara and Roberto Ortega in March 2023 and named after their eldest daughter, the couple chose the location in part due to their deep ties to […]
Woodcraft & Willow Suffern business owner Chris Devinney grew up surrounded by the smells of sandpaper and wood. His father Gary, a fellow furniture refinisher, owned Devinney’s Furniture Refinishing for 45 years and was the first to school Chris in the art of restoring wooden home pieces to their former glory. While the younger Devinney […]