On August 13 at 6 p.m., Casey Hall on the campus of Dominican College will be the site of a mock shooter crisis. This collaborative drill will involve the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office R.E.A.C.T. (Rescue Entry and Counter Terrorism) Team, the Orangetown Police Department, and teams from Dominican College Public Safety and Dominican College Facilities. […]
BY BARRY WARNER Local kids were able to participate in their own version of the popular TV show ‘Iron Chef’ on Thursday, July 11, 2013. The Nanuet Library made sure that participants had a fun thing to do in the Community Room, during this summer evening. The 20 teens were grouped randomly in five teams […]
Kimberly Kenny of Garnerville and Kevin Mackey of New Windsor, were the two winners of the Rockland County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Stuart L. Gates Scholarship. Each received checks in amount of $1,250 from RCVFA Treasurer Mike Kramar to help further their college goals at the July 12 meeting, 7:30 p.m., at the Hillcrest firehouse on […]
Dreamy is a very gentle and affectionate 5-year-old spayed female. She arrived with a severe ACL injury to one of her legs; fortunately, Hi-Tor was able to raise funds to perform the needed surgery. Dreamy is almost fully recovered now – she walks normally, uses her litter box, and can even jump small distances. Every […]
The deadline for nominations for the 2013 County Executive Arts Awards has been extended to July 31, 2013. County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, in partnership with the Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR), is seeking nominations from the County’s arts community and the public for the 24th Annual County Executive Arts Awards, which will be held […]
Socks for Soldiers brings in over 9,500 socks for soldiers The Socks for Soldiers program ended on July 10 and will now deliver sock donations to soldiers overseas. Rockland County participated in the program that supplements the Yarmouth Rotary in MA who then forwards care packages directly to troops stationed on the front lines of […]