News

The Orangetown shooting range and two other businesses that were engulfed in a fire Sunday night into Monday will be demolished next Monday. That’s according to the Journal News. The underground range, known as RISE, and the Dunkin’ Donuts and Dollar General Store above, were severely damaged. Six firefighters suffered smoke inhalation and had to be hospitalized during the … [Read more...] about Orangetown Businesses Destroyed in Sunday Night Fire to be Demolished Next Monday

COVID has taken another life here in the county. The total now stands at 1,002 since the pandemic began. Other coronavirus statistics continue to slowly creep up, there are 17 hospitalized and 841 active cases. … [Read more...] about COVID Takes Another Rockland Life

A shortage of EMT workers in the county has prompted area officials to make it easier to increase those numbers as concerns swirl over a new COVID-19 variant. In a press conference yesterday, RCC president Michael Baston said the college is launching a new EMT Training Program… Timothy Egan is the Chief Information Officer with Rockland Paramedic Services, and he said if you’re … [Read more...] about Rockland Officials See Shortage of EMT, RCC Launches New EMT Training Program

Rockland acting legend Arlene Dahl, has died. The actress, who had made Sparkill her weekend getaway home, starred in 1949’s “Reign of Terror” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in 1959… That clip courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Dahl’s last acting credit came in 1999 for the TV show “Air America.” Her son, actor Lorenzo Lamas, called her a “force of nature” in social media … [Read more...] about Actress Arlene Dahl, Former Rocklander, Dies at 96