Thiells News

RAMAPO - The Riveras were present in full force: grandparents, parents, six aunts and eight siblings and cousins, the youngest barely 4 years old.

Haverstraw town recently installed three speed humps in response to residents who said they were concerned about cars speeding through their residential neighborhood.

Haverstraw town has installed speed humps on Mountainview Drive in response to residents who said they were concerned about speeding.

They were a group of first-year teachers back in 1971, the first to inhabit the new building that was Thiells Elementary School.

THIELLS - The principal of Fieldstone Secondary School will be back at the building next year despite pleading guilty to drunken driving with his young daughter in his car.

GARNERVILLE - Despite the economy, Haverstraw residents still enjoy access to numerous recreational activities including parks, a golf course, summer concerts, youth trips and senior citizen programs.

THIELLS - Fieldstone Secondary School was evacuated this morning after a suspicious note was found there, school officials said.

Thiells: A seminar on reverse mortgages will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the North Rockland High School auditorium, 106 Hammond Road, Thiells.

Max Cahn of Nyack shot a 4-over-par 76 to win the Rockland County golf championship today at Rotella Golf Course in Thiells.

School administrators saw the writing on the wall back in September. A failing economy, unstable job market and rising costs were coming together to create a nightmare for any public organization that relies on taxpayer goodwill to survive.

POMONA - A neighbor who saw flames shooting from the balcony of a nearby apartment called 911 about 11:50 last night.

Here's a recap of the April 27 Haverstraw Town Board meeting. Supervisor Howard Phillips and board members Isidro 'Papo' Cancel, Vincent J. Gamboli, John Gould and Hector Soto were present.

THIELLS - From the outside, it looked like a disaster. In front of North Rockland High School on Wednesday were parked the county Sheriff's Department bomb squad van, three firetrucks and at least one ambulance.

The donated heart that saved the life of a Stony Point girl last month is helping to teach more people about organ transplants, local advocates said.

THIELLS - Sprinting around the track yesterday, Jesse Drinks made winning his events seem effortless.

THIELLS - It was one of the toughest times Anjelique Parnell has gone through. The Hackley junior was quickly becoming one of the top jumpers and sprinters in the Lower Hudson Valley when a torn hamstring ended her indoor season.

STONY POINT - Eight-year-old Lauren Shields has spent most of the last year in a New York City hospital bed fighting to recover from a virus that destroyed her heart.

Local businesses and organizations will showcase their services, wares and talents at the second annual North Rockland Family & Business Expo.

Volunteer firefighters yesterday doused a fast-moving brush fire after it burned several acres leading up the mountain behind Larkin Lane.

The Thiells United Methodist Church will celebrate its 225th anniversary this year.