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Get Set For A 'Blast' With Rockland Fireworks Festivities
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Get your red, white and blue on, Rockland. Independence Day festivities are upon us with towns across the county gearing up to show their patriotic pride. The following is a sampling of activities for securing the best perch for picnics and pyrotechnics. Feel free to add any we've missed on our Facebook page. Be sure to check websites and weather forecasts -- especially Friday, July 1 as there's a call for rain. Thursday, June 30 Nanuet: A concert, family-friendly activities and fireworks are on the docket at Nanuet High School where festivities begin at 6 p.m. M…
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Teaneck Park Sickle Cell Event Highlights Rockland Boy's Courage
TEANECK, N.J. -- For more than two dozen people who walked through Teaneck's Votee Park on Saturday to spread awareness of sickle cell anemia, their 10-year-old leader's moniker said it all. In Nigerian, Hanif Mouehla's name means "true believer." The event -- which emphasized the importance of bone marrow donation -- was organized by Hanif's mother, Khuraira Musa of Pomona, who owns Khuraira Cosmetics in Tenafly. “It’s a global disease," said physician Claudio Sandoval. "And it’s not just a regular growing pain. It comes on unexpectedly.” The red blood cell disorder i…
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Vigil To Honor Memory Of Shooting Victims Will Be Held In Rockland
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland County Executive Ed Day has announced that the county will hold a candlelight vigil in memory of those killed in the Orlando nightclub massacre. The vigil will be held on Wednesday at 5 p.m on the lawn of the Rockland County Courthouse, 1 S. Main St. in New City. The event, which is being organized by Rockland Commissioner of Human Rights Penny Jennings, will include members of Rockland's faith communities, as well as representatives of LGBT groups. All flags on county property will be set at half mast through Wednesday out of respect for the victims. &q…
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Rockland County Holds Candlelight Vigil In Honor Of Orlando Victims
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- As the heat simmers to above 100 degrees in Orlando and media trucks line the highway leading to the Pulse Nighclub, the site of the mass murder of 49 people, Rockland County Executive Ed Day has announced that the county will hold a candlelight vigil at 5 p.m., Wednesday to honor their memory. The vigil will be held on the lawn of the Rockland County Courthouse, One South Main St. The vigil is being organized by Rockland Commissioner of Human Rights Penny Jennings. It will include members of Rockland's faith communities as well as representatives of LGBTQ groups. "…
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Nyack's Art Walk Features Work Of Garner Arts Resident Artist
NYACK, N.Y. -- The 11th annual Art Walk will be held in Nyack on Friday, June 17 through Sunday, June 19. For these three days, this juried event turns the village shops into mini-art galleries, with the talented artists, in residence, exhibiting and selling their work. Garner Arts resident artist Ronan Bowes won selection as the poster cover artist for Art Walk Nyack. The event is produced by Paulette Ross, owner of P. Ross in Nyack and features an opportunity to meet and discuss the creative process with selected artists. The theme of the event is "In A Perfect World..." The fea…
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Rockland Classic Car Enthusiasts Aid Pascack Valley American Legion
American Legion Post 162 of Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake and Old Tappan, Commander Phil Langner collected a $500 donation from the Rockland Rodders Association to help homeless veterans. Donations are used to provide warm clothing and emergency funds for food to recipients designated by the Bergen County Tracers Program of the Division of Veteran Services in Hackensack. The Association, a community car appreciation organization -- whose members include Post Commander Phil Langner -- raises money for various charities. It also holds a "cruise" event every Friday night at the field nex…
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Rockland Victim Of Pam Am 103 Among Those Featured In New Documentary
WEST NYACK, N.Y.. -- The saga of one area family is among those highlighted in the documentary "Since: The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.The film will close the Greenwich International Film Festival when it premieres on Sunday, June 12 in Greenwich, Conn. The movie tells the story of some of the 270 victims, their families and survivors of New York-bound Pan Am Flight 103 after a terrorist bomb planted by Libya destroyed the aircraft 38 minutes after takeoff from London’s Heathrow airport. The one Rockland County casualty was Mark Zwynenburg, 29, from West Nyack. The story follow the fa…
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Business Network Will Honor Two At Annual Achievement Breakfast
RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The Rockland Business Women’s Network will host its second Annual Women of Achievement Breakfast Wednesday, June 15 in Suffern.The Women of Achievement Award will be presented to: Ann Mendelsohn Byne, Founder and Principal, The Byne Group Diane Coupe Frankel, Founder and Artist Director, Coupe Theatre Studio and Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble Ann Mendelsohn Byne founded her firm over 18 year ago. She is regularly invited to lecture and provide her expertise on social media, branding and strategic marketing to numerous public and private organizations. Her board service in…
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Job Search Support Group Will Hold Meeting In Rockland
NANUET, N.Y. - A New Jersey-based organization that aims to help adult job seekers in today's market will hold a meeting in Nanuet on Tuesday night. Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a peer-led volunteer weekly job search and networking group will hold a meeting at the Avalon Club in Nanuet on June 7 at 7 p.m. The group is open to everyone, from adults in career transition to veterans re-entering the job market to struggling small business owners. The group was founded in 2011 in the public library in River Edge, N.J. by John Fugazzie. Since it's founding, Neighbors Helping Neighbors has assist…
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Summer Camp Registration Opens At Rockland Community College
RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Kids and teens can have fun while learning something at the same time during the Rockland Community College's Summer Camp in Ramapo.A tradition for more than 40 years, RCC Summer Camp provide a safe, fun, and engaging environment for campers. Campers can enroll in Sports Academy or Art Institute one week and computers the next, though Performing Arts requires a 3-week commitment so campers can prepare for their end of season show. New projects are offered each week so campers who register for multiple sessions always have fresh and exciting things to do. Mornings are dedi…
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Police Announce Road Closures For Nanuet Street Fair
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police are reporting road closures on Sunday due to the Nanuet Chamber of Commerce’s Third Annual Nanuet Street Fair, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. South Middletown Road will be closed to all traffic from the entrance of Stop & Shop down to Prospect Street, beginning at 7 a.m. There will be no parking on Main Street, and First Street will be closed between North Middletown Road and College Avenue, except for residents living on First Street. Police request area residents make alternate travel plans during this time frame.
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Pearl River Relay For Life Aims To Raise Money To Fight Cancer
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. – The local branch of the American Cancer Society will hold a Relay for Life on Saturday starting at 3 p.m. at the Central Avenue Field in Pearl River. The event will run straight through Sunday and is designed to help raise funds for the ongoing fight against cancer. More information can be found online at www.relayforlife.org/rocklandny or by contacting Meaghan Slaybaugh at either meaghan.slaybaugh@cancer.org or 914-397-8809.
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