MAN’S BEST FRIEND SUPPORTS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY THROUGH BARK FOR LIFE

They are there for every birthday, every laugh, and every tear. They are silent, constant companions who provide unconditional love and support in the dark hours of a cancer diagnosis. Dogs are the unnoticed caregivers who give a special kind of support for cancer patients. The American Cancer Society’s Bark For Life of the Lower […]

A Dollar to Fight Cancer

A Dollar to Fight Cancer

BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL All it takes is a dollar for a kid to make a difference. Arielle Joselson and Seri Roth, local high school students, have been helping kids make that difference with their organization A Dollar Campaign. A Dollar Campaign was created in January 2012 through their hard work and dedication to fund […]

Something Goes Right for Vanderhoef as County Wins Transportation Lawsuit

Something Goes Right for Vanderhoef as County Wins Transportation Lawsuit

PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNTY New City, NY – County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced today that the Appellate Court unanimously overturned an earlier court ruling that said the County’s bids for public bus transportation violated the General Municipal Law and the Rockland County Charter. The ruling by the Appellate Division Second Judicial Department states that […]

Rollin’ With the Boulders

BY GEORGE J. DACRE The First Annual BoulderDash 5k Run has been scheduled at Provident Bank Ballbark by the Rockland Boulders Sunday morning June 23 as part of a Health Fair sponsored by Active International and supporting sponsor Stop and Shop. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Active International Cardiovascular Unit at Good Samaritan […]

Anne M. Byrne of Nanuet president-elect of the National School Boards Association

Anne M. Byrne of Nanuet president-elect of the National School Boards Association

Anne M. Byrne of Nanuet was elected president-elect of the National School Boards Association during NSBA’s annual conference in April in San Diego. The National School Boards Association represents state school boards association members and more than 90,000 local school board members, who lead 13,809 local school districts serving the nation’s 50 million public school […]

TIMELINES 4/25/13

East Ramapo School Board President Resigns from East Ramapo School Board East Ramapo School Board President Daniel Scwartz announced that he would be resigning on Monday, making him the most recent in a string of departures by officials from the divided school district. Schwartz explained he left because “Personal and business obligations” prevented him from […]