Thinking the fire at a local fertilizer plant was relatively innocuous a Waco, Texas father pulled up a quarter mile away with his son to observe the event. He told his son he expected the buildings at the plant to collapse, but instead a massive explosion went off, which he caught on tape. You can […]
New venue: Manny Lopez Complex The Haverstraw Little League has been awarded, by Little League Baseball and Softball International-Williamsport, PA, the New York State Senior League Softball Championships (ages 14-16) for the next three years. HLL has hosted and sponsored the championships for the past four years, and based on the success of the tournament […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – After an often emotional public hearing on the future of the financially-troubled Summit Park Nursing Home, the Rockland County Legislature voted to establish a local development corporation (LDC) for the facility. The public hearing was packed with attendees representing not only facility residents and their families but also public […]
The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) hosted a High School History Conference on April 9,2013. This day-long gathering was held at the Comfort Inn in Nanuet and brought together high school history honor students, their advisors and the Social Studies Chairpersons from all of the Rockland County High Schools. Craig Long (County Historian), County […]
Ramapo- Five Rockland Community College students received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence at a special ceremony in Albany on April 4. The students are: Melissa Dimataris of Congers, Navid Safaie of Suffern, Kechan St. Clair of Brooklyn, Mohammad Zaid of Spring Valley, and Jordan Zuber-Banks of Pomona. RCC President Dr. Cliff L. […]
The Stony Point Police will be participating in “Operation Safe Stop” by adding additional patrols starting today, April 18. Funds for this initiative were procured through the Governors Traffic Safety Committee. Clarkstown Poilice Department is also participating. “Operation Safe Stop” targets drivers who pass stopped school buses. Increased patrols will continue throughout the school year […]