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  • Homebody Books

    Homebody Books with Owner Elisabeth Sydor Tell me a bit about your background? What did you do before starting your business? I worked in communications at Columbia University for nearly 20 years. Before that I freelanced as a writer and editor, and while raising my young son, as a babysitter, tutor, and shiatsu therapist. And […]

  • Rockland Music Fest Returns for 11th Year With Star-Studded Lineup at Clover Stadium

    POMONA, NY — Rockland County is ready to turn up the volume as the 2025 Rockland Music Fest hits Clover Stadium, home of the New York Boulders, on Saturday, September 27. Now in its 11th year, the annual festival promises to “put the ROCK back in Rockland” with a high-energy lineup spanning multiple genres — […]

  • K9 Remy, Rockland’s First Electronics Detection Dog, Delights Students at Willow Grove Elementary

    Stony Point, NY — Willow Grove Elementary students received a lesson in courage, community safety, and cutting-edge law enforcement when K9 Remy, Rockland County’s first Certified Electronics Detection Dog, paid a visit alongside her handler, Detective Tim Hayes of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. Unlike traditional K9s trained to detect drugs or explosives, Remy […]

  • Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to Shine in Honor of Stillbirth Prevention, Awareness Day

    Nyack, NY – The Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will be illuminated on the evening of Friday, September 19, 2025, as part of Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day, casting a symbolic glow of remembrance and hope across the Hudson Valley. Each year, about 21,000 families in the United States experience the heartbreak of stillbirth. The awareness […]

  • Rockland County Grand Jury Ends 9th Term with 14 Indictments

    New City, NY – The Rockland County District Attorney’s Office announced this week the conclusion of the ninth grand jury term of 2025, which began on August 22 and wrapped up September 17 with 14 indictments handed down. District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said the results reflect his office’s continued commitment to pursuing justice […]

  • Rockland Health Dept Offers Free Mosquito Dunks

    New City, N.Y. – With summer winding down but mosquito season still lingering, the Rockland County Department of Health is reminding residents to take steps to protect themselves and their neighbors from mosquito-borne illnesses. The department continues to provide free Mosquito Dunks® for residents to use in private, closed, or unused swimming pools. The dunks […]