New Hempstead News

NEW CITY: The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County 4-H Youth will hold 4-H Dog Obedience and Tricks classes for youths ages 8 to 18 at New Hempstead Presbyterian Church's Murchison Hall at 484 New Hempstead Road, New City.

NEW SQUARE - The village is considering a plan to allow a business to build a large slaughterhouse to process poultry on Route 45 bordering New Hempstead.

NEW HEMPSTEAD - Braving high temperatures, nearly 300 students graduated from Ramapo High School this afternoon.

NEW HEMPSTEAD - Students and staff said a final farewell to the Merrill L. Colton School, which closed its doors as a public school this morning.

NEW CITY - Wet weather did not deter a congregation celebrating its church's historic anniversary with a traditional strawberry festival yesterday.

Rainy weather did not discourage a congregation to celebrate its church's historic anniversary with a traditional strawberry festival.

The New Hempstead Presbyterian Church is celebrating their 275th birthday with an Olde-Time Strawberry Festival from 1-6 p.m. There will be food, fun and games for the whole family, plus free square dancing and an appearance by Sparkle the Magical Clown.

NEW CITY - Tracing its origins to the Colonial era, the New Hempstead Presbyterian Church is celebrating its 275th anniversary this year.

I was at the Memorial Day ceremony at the Frederick W. Loescher Veterans Memorial Cemetery in New Hempstead where we honored our revered brothers and sisters who gave their lives for our country.

The New Hempstead Presbyterian Church is celebrating its 275th anniversary this year.

Here's a recap of the May 11 Ramapo Town Board meeting. Supervisor Christopher St.

Across the Lower Hudson Valley, veterans and their families will gather today to honor the nation's dead.

Across the Lower Hudson Valley, veterans and their families will gather tomorrow to honor the nation's dead.

Tomorrow Montebello: Service. A fifth-grader will read the Gettysburg Address. 9:30 a.m. Village Hall, 1 Montebello Road.

A New Hempstead family tried unsuccessfully today to convince the Board of Health that they were not operating a public swimming pool in their backyard, despite reports from neighbors and inspectors that buses regularly drop off dozens of children at their home six days a week during the summer.

Voters yesterday approved a $7 million budget for Rockland's largest library, which includes a 5.8 percent spending boost over the current plan.

A Congers woman charging in a federal lawsuit that she was duped into selling her home has been locked out of the house, and her belongings are to be trucked to a storage shed this week.

The Spring Valley chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People holds its 29th annual life membership breakfast at 10 a.m. tomorrow at New York Country Club, 103 Brick Church Road, New Hempstead.

A County Court jury today convicted a 24-year-old Ramapo man of unlawful imprisonment, but couldn't reach verdicts on charges he raped two women in Ramapo.

Representatives of County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef will address the County Legislature tomorrow to explain the details of a proposed hotel/motel tax on local businesses.