Bardonia resident chosen as one of L’Oréal Paris’s Women of Worth honorees

Bardonia resident chosen as one of L’Oréal Paris’s Women of Worth honorees

  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 […]

Finkelstein Memorial Library hosts virtual book discussion on ‘King: A Life’

Finkelstein Memorial Library hosts virtual book discussion on ‘King: A Life’

  The Finkelstein Memorial Library hosted a Zoom book discussion on the New York Times bestseller, “King: A Life,” with author Jonathan Eig and Mondaire Jones, a former Democratic representative and Congressional candidate for New York’s 17th district, last Thursday. Led by Finkelstein’s head of marketing and communications, Maria Vanessa Cipolla, and co-sponsored by Spring […]

Red wave recedes: Dems win Governor and Senate race, Lawler pulls off Republican upset in House of Reps

Red wave recedes: Dems win Governor and Senate race, Lawler pulls  off Republican upset in House of Reps

After a contentious election season that saw many Democrat incumbents challenged at the state and federal level by an energized Republican base, a partial “red wave” of conservative voters ousted some established  liberals in the Empire State and Rockland, while Democrats maintained several key offices.   Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (D) conceded defeat on Wednesday […]

We Remember: 9/11

We Remember: 9/11

It’s been 20 years since America was forever changed by the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. The attack that so shocked and changed the nation is an especially painful memory for the people of Rockland, many of whom lost friends and loved ones on that day and the days since. Just last month, our […]

Statement From Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell On Supreme Court Failure To Block Texas Abortion-Bounty Law 

Statement From Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell On Supreme Court Failure To Block Texas Abortion-Bounty Law 

  “For the last 48 years, the strong legal shield of the United States Constitution has steadfastly protected a woman’s ‘right to privacy’ when it comes to choosing whether she will have an abortion, the most private of decisions a woman can ever make.   It is hard to fathom how, in the year 2021, […]