Island lobstering fight plays out in Maine court Mar 12, 2010
ROCKLAND, Maine Even under the rough-and-tumble rules of the sea that Maine lobstermen live by, staring down the barrel of a. 12-gauge shotgun is extreme. (Boston Globe)
Two running unopposed for village trustee Tuesday Mar 12, 2010
Originally from Rockland County, Raihofer has a degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is an independent contractor. I am a builder by trade. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
David Cutler, 66, founder of weekly newspaper chain Mar 12, 2010
For a little more than a year he was a reporter at the Patriot Ledger, covering Abington, Rockland, and Whitman, before he took a leave to join the Marines. I didn t feel that I should be sitting out the war, even though I realize it was a mistake to be there, he told the Globe in 1989. (Boston Globe)
Democrat Levy looks to antsy GOP Mar 9, 2010
"What we don't want to see is exactly what happened to us four years ago," said Vinny Reda, the Rockland County Republican chairman and one of the state party's nine regional vice chairs. "We went with John Faso and Scot Vanderhoef (in 2006), and between both of 'em, they couldn't raise a nickel. That's our major concern.". (Albany Times Union)
Edward C. Andrews, 84; led the University of Vermont Mar 6, 2010
Born in Rockland, Maine, Dr. Andrews relocated with his family to Plainfield and was educated in the Plainfield school system. After graduating high school, he served in the Navy V-12 program, which allowed college student recruits to split time between school and military service late in World War II. Dr. Andrews received a bachelor of science degree in pathology in 1946 from Middlebury College and a medical degree in the discipline in 1951 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. (Boston Globe)
German drug company will move US base to Billerica Mar 4, 2010
In 2006, it paid $13 billion to buy Swiss-based drug maker Serono AG, which has its US headquarters in Rockland. Merck has since boosted Serono s Massachusetts employment from 500 to 850 jobs and moved its US biopharmaceutical headquarters to Rockland, naming that division EMD Serono Inc. Merck has to do business in the United States under the name EMD - which stands for Emanuel Merck, Darmstadt, the initials of a company executive and the German city where it is based - because America s Merck... (Boston Globe)
High school dropout rates in Massachusetts Mar 3, 2010
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Millipore is sold on growth Mar 2, 2010
The company - which is separate from the US-based drug maker Merck & Co. - paid more than $13 billion in 2006 for Swiss-based Serono SA, whose American headquarters is in Rockland. Now called EMD Serono in the United States, the company employs more than 850 people in Rockland and at a research and development site in Billerica. (Boston Globe)
Liening on NY homeowners Feb 28, 2010
Last Updated: 2:20 AM, February 28, 2010. Posted: 12:54 AM, February 28, 2010. (New York Post -- News)
Sarah Collins quick study for Babson women’s hoop Feb 28, 2010
While Page s clutch free throws and a 3-pointer secured the win against Wentworth, sophomore point guard Stephanie Crawford of Rockland was a key player in the Pride s victory, scoring 11 points with seven rebounds. My teammates bring me up when I m not playing well, Page said. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Cayuga County digging out after storm Feb 27, 2010
Orange and Rockland Utilities had 20,000 customers without power on Friday afternoon in New York and northern New Jersey. Some might not be back in service until the middle of next week, said spokesman Mike Donovan. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Pipeline of help to Haiti comes from N.Y. community Feb 17, 2010
Rockland County, where Ramapo and Spring Valley are located, is home to more than 12,000 Haitian Americans, according to the Census, and more than 5,000 of those live in Spring Valley itself. SCALING BACK: ANNIVERSARY: WAITING: KINDNESS. (Pensacola News Journal)
Area GOP leaders make picks Feb 17, 2010
Wilson also announced the endorsements of Republican leaders in Westchester and Rockland counties. He has secured roughly 15 percent of the weighted votes needed to become the nominee, his aide said. (Albany Times Union)
Napier delivers a Classic performance Feb 16, 2010
Plymouth North 80, Fenway 65 - Senior Ben Tirlia and sophomore CJ Ward scored 19 points apiece to help the host Blue Eagles advance to the championship game against Whitman-Hanson in the Rockland Athletic Supply Winter Classic. Whitman-Hanson 76, Sandwich 64 - Senior TJ Champigni scored a game-high 24 points to help the host Panthers punch their ticket to the finals. (Boston Globe)
Governor's Academy led by triple threat Feb 15, 2010
Tuesday: Cougar Classic (six games, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Rockland Ice Rink) - Notre Dame of Hingham s annual tournament has expanded to 12 teams this year. Among the better matchups: The host Cougars kick off the action against Milton at 8; fourth-ranked Hingham faces off against Everett at 9:25 a.m.; and No. 7 Duxbury takes on Rhode Island power Bay View Academy at 12:15. (Boston Globe)
Teenager found dead on beach Feb 15, 2010
The terminal at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head outside of Rockland now consists of two double-wide trailers. The $4 million replacement terminal will be nearly four times bigger and accommodate new security equipment, administrative offices, restrooms, seating, a cafe, a gift shop, and car rental offices. (Boston Globe)
Full list of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards winners and honorable mentions Feb 14, 2010
ROCKLAND ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL - Mitch Downing (HM-A), Kylie Doyle (SK-A), Meaghan Mitchell (GK-A), Murilo Oliveira (HM-A), Scott Shea (SK-A). SALEM SALEM HIGH SCHOOL - Clare AuBuchon (GK-A), Alyssa Copelas (HM-A), Nicholas Dragonis (2HM-A ), Athena Goodwin (GK-A), Derek Jackson (GK-A), Tatyana Janes (SK-A), Shannon MacArthur (GK-A), Ana McKinney (GK-A), Kevin Reyes (SK-A), Natasha Vazquez (SK-A), Jared Vengren (HM-A), Anastasia Ziolek (GK-A). (Boston Globe)
Honeymoons that won’t break the bank Feb 14, 2010
For day trips, athletic couples can head toward Camden Hills or Acadia National Park (above), while water lovers can choose from any number of sails leaving out of Rockland. Save a day for downtown Rockland s Farnsworth Art Museum, with works by artists such as Fitz Henry Lane and Winslow Homer; afterward, dine on grilled pumpkin swordfish and vanilla-bean creme brulee at Primo, a restaurant that gets many of its ingredients from its own working farm ... Most bed-and-breakfasts charge around... (Boston Globe)
Mumps outbreak in NY, NJ tops 1,500 cases Feb 13, 2010
Since then, hundreds of cases have been diagnosed in Orthodox Jewish enclaves in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in nearby Orange and Rockland counties and in four counties in New Jersey. Orthodox Jews account for more than 97 percent of the cases, which most likely has to do with the insular nature of their community, said Dr. Guthrie Birkhead of the New York State Department of Health. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Mumps outbreak reaches nearly 2,000 Feb 13, 2010
New York state health officials told CNN that Orange County, New York, is reporting 611 confirmed cases and neighboring Rockland County reports 317. Ocean County, New Jersey, health officials have at least 159 confirmed cases. (CNN -- Health)
Franklin downs Shawsheen Feb 12, 2010
Rockland 66, Hanover 48 - Senior guard Bryan Whitt led the Bulldogs with 23 points. Holbrook 58, South Shore Christian 55 - Wayne Franklin carried the Bulldogs (9-10) to victory with 21 points and 11 rebounds. (Boston Globe)
Mumps Outbreak Hits Orthodox Jews Feb 10, 2010
A health official said 303 people in the Rockland County towns of Monsey and New Square have been diagnosed with the highly infectious disease. Almost all the cases are among Orthodox Jews. (KIRO TV, WA)
Whalers clinch Big 3 title Feb 10, 2010
Quincy 44, Rockland 41 - Sophomore center Kiley McDonald had 16 points and 11 rebounds to spark the Presidents ... Quincy 55, Rockland 48 - Luke McDonough scored 16 points to power the Presidents. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Women's Tennis Visits Regional Food Bank Feb 9, 2010
The Food Bank works with food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, and residency programs that serve the elderly and disabled in 23 counties throughout New York, stretching from the Canadian border to Rockland and Putnam counties, and east from the Massachusetts, Vermont and Connecticut borders to Fulton, Otsego and Delaware counties. . (Sienasaints.com)
Major mumps outbreak spreads in New York Feb 8, 2010
A health official says 303 people in the Rockland County towns of Monsey and New Square have been diagnosed with the highly infectious disease. Investigators say the outbreak started in August 2009 at a Jewish summer camp in Sullivan County with an 11-year-old boy who brought the disease from England. (MSNBC -- Health)
Haitians at US colleges worry: stay in school? Feb 7, 2010
Mixon Brown, 24, a nursing student at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., was with his family in Haiti when the quake hit and returned to New York 13 days later to the three-year program he began in August. His family home, a few hours from Port-au-Prince, is now full of relatives from the city - relatives his family will try to feed off the meager living his father makes as a farmer. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Mumps Outbreak Hits NY Towns, 303 Infected... Feb 7, 2010
United States' Largest Outbreak In Years Ransacks Hasidic Jewish Communities In Rockland County ... A health official says a total of 303 people in the Rockland County towns of Monsey and New Square have been diagnosed with the highly infectious disease. (The Drudge Report)
Storm Has New Jersey In Cross Hairs Feb 6, 2010
"Parts of Middlesex, Monmouth County, definitely, you're going to be dealing with significantly greater numbers than, say Rockland or Westchester County. "And we say 1-foot plus for Ocean County down to Cape May. Some of the computer models are hinting that you could see 19 or 20 inches of snow in south Jersey. (CBS 2, NY)
Camden wears its winters well, reading, eating, sleeping, sporting, museumgoing and going shopping Jan 31, 2010
For a weatherproof alternative, visit nearby Rockland s trio of museums ... Just south of Rockland is the Owls Head Transportation Museum (207-594-4418, ). (Boston Globe)
Oritani Financial Corp. Announces 2nd Quarter Results Jan 30, 2010
These loans are secured by various warehouse properties in Rockland, Nassau and Westchester counties, New York. All three of these loans are classified as nonaccrual and impaired at December 31, 2009. (Primezone Releases)
Cash-strapped towns south of Boston are going green Jan 28, 2010
Those signed up include Carver, Cohasset, Dedham, Easton, Hanson, Hanover, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Milton, Pembroke, Plymouth, Quincy, Rockland, Scituate, and Westwood ... The Green Communities Program is just one initiative towns like Rockland are pursuing ... ROCKLAND installed solar panels at its high school last summer, which will reduce the school s electricity bill by about $6,000 per year. (Boston Globe)
Trinity propelled by Marchiando Jan 26, 2010
Blue Hills 5, Rockland 0 - Senior Sean Feyler notched four goals and senior Matt Riley had four assists. Boys basketball Chelsea 67, Peabody 52 - Chelsea earned a berth in the state tournament for the third time in five seasons. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
• Bodron, Licari wed Jan 24, 2010
A Rockland High School graduate, he works for BA-Mar Corp. in Stony Point, N.Y.. The bride's sister, Nissa Haines, was the matron of honor, and her niece, Jenna Bodron, was the flower girl and ring bearer. (Juneau Empire)
Two gunned down in Brockton; city vows crackdown on violence Jan 22, 2010
Friends said that Maria DePina recently obtained her license to be a certified nursing assistant and that she worked at a nursing home in Rockland. Although she was outgoing and energetic, she tended to stay home to avoid the violence in her South Side neighborhood, they said. (Boston Globe)
Basketball Camp's Exclusion of HIV-Positive Boy Ruled Discrimination Jan 22, 2010
An HIV-positive 10-year-old boy was discriminated against when he was denied admission to a Rockland County, N.Y. basketball camp, a federal judge has ruled ... The case was handled for the Does by the Legal Action Center, Howard Sherwin of the Legal Aid Society of Rockland County and, on a pro bono basis, Lewis Liman of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. (Law.com)
In Middleborough, tax override campaign to fund schools starts early Jan 21, 2010
And Rockland passed four operational tax increases totaling $2. 8 million for the school, police and fire departments, the public library, and a list of general government functions. (Boston Globe)
Park grants awarded Jan 21, 2010
Other groups that will receive funds include Friends of the Brooklyn Greenway, in King s County (Brooklyn); Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain State Parks, in Rockland County; Friends of Grimes Glen, in Ontario County; Friends of Owasco Flats Nature Reserve, in Cayuga County; Friends of Connetquot State Park, in Suffolk County; Association for Conservation of Recreational and Natural Spaces, Inc., in Genesee County; and Erie-Cattaraugus Rail Trail Inc., in Erie and Cattaraugus counties.... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Judi Chamberlin, writings took on mental health care Jan 20, 2010
She was committed to Rockland Hospital for two months. The experience totally demoralized me, she wrote. (Boston Globe)
St. Mary’s streaks on Jan 19, 2010
Rockland 8, Carver 4 - Sophomore left winger John Mulready scored four goals for the Bulldogs (7-6). Concord-Carlisle 4, North Quincy 1 - Rob Snook and Mike Van Siclan had two goals and two assists apiece for the Patriots. (Boston Globe)
A top cop, cheap? Jan 18, 2010
For sure, Albany is not Clarkstown, the Rockland County community in which the chief of police has in the past pulled in more than $330,000. At $103,954, Albany's next chief will oversee 338 officers, the largest municipal police force in the largest city in the region, but earn a decidedly middle-of-the-road salary. (Albany Times Union)
New jobless claims rise 'more than expected'... Jan 15, 2010
AP - FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2009 file photo, Sean Desio, of Rockland, Mass. front, and his friend. (The Drudge Report)
Pfizer, Merck cutting jobs following mergers Jan 12, 2010
According to reports, Pfizer will eliminate nearly 1,200 jobs, including 680 in Pennsylvania, 400 in New Jersey, and 116 in Rockland County, N.Y. Meanwhile Merck will cut 500 jobs in New Jersey. Pfizer, which is based in New York, bought vaccine maker Wyeth for $68 billion in October, while Merck paid $41. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Musler carries Belmont to win Jan 12, 2010
Rockland 58, Hingham 52 - Senior guard Bryan Whitt tallied 22 points for the Bulldogs ... Hingham 41, Rockland 38 - Alicia Maccarrone led all scorers with 12 points for the Harbormen. (Boston Globe)
Pfizer, Merck to cut 1,700 jobs Jan 12, 2010
According to reports, Pfizer will eliminate nearly 1,200 jobs, including 680 in Pennsylvania, 400 in New Jersey, and 116 in Rockland County, New York. Meanwhile Merck will cut 500 jobs in New Jersey. (India Times)
Rockland is rock-solid again Jan 11, 2010
Last year, the Rockland boys basketball team struggled to a 5-15 finish, and failed to qualify for the state tournament for just the third time in 40 years ... Damon, in his 20th season at Rockland, said his team has greatly improved on the defensive end ... Rockland presses full court, and Damon said last year s team was a little too soft to handle the intensity. (Boston Globe)
You have your foot in the door. How to keep it there. Jan 10, 2010
Thank-you notes are nice, but more than two phone calls to ask about your status starts to get excessive, says Maria Harris, director of employment at Rockland Trust. When you start to get sent articles that a candidate read on the Web, or volumes of information where they think they re helping to solve a problem you have, quite often that works against the candidate, says French at Hill Holliday. (Boston Globe)
