New team name wins in a landslide. 

RAMAPO, New York (September 2, 2010) – During the past several weeks, baseball fans from across the Lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey have been debating among family and friends while voting for their favorite name for the new Rockland Baseball team, an independent minor league baseball team scheduled to start play in June 2011. Over the course of the last 5 weeks, nearly 6,000 fans voted for their favorite team name and the final results are in.

by Sasha Chavkin ProPublica

Just over a week ago, when Kenneth Feinberg took over the process for handling damage claims from the Gulf oil spill, he promised to cut through the delays and confusion that applicants faced under the much-maligned BP system.

Thick smoke filled the room and billowed out of the top portion of the open door and the window as the three person firefighting team, crouched down low, moved along the hallway into the room, hose at the ready.

When you come to the market this Saturday be sure to stop by our guest chef's tent to enjoy tasty samples!

13 months ago, Olivia Bender was enjoying the summer between her freshman and sophomore year at Suffern High School when life threw her a curve as she contracted a debilitating disease that left her paralyzed from the waist down.

New team name wins in a landslide. 

RAMAPO, New York (September 2, 2010) – During the past several weeks, baseball fans from across the Lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey have been debating among family and friends while voting for their favorite name for the new Rockland Baseball team, an independent minor league baseball team scheduled to start play in June 2011. Over the course of the last 5 weeks, nearly 6,000 fans voted for their favorite team name and the final results are in.

by Sasha Chavkin ProPublica

Just over a week ago, when Kenneth Feinberg took over the process for handling damage claims from the Gulf oil spill, he promised to cut through the delays and confusion that applicants faced under the much-maligned BP system.

(MAHWAH, NJ) – Sheila Isenberg, an acclaimed writer and educator, will speak at Ramapo College of New Jersey in September under the auspices of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Profile America -- Thursday, September 2nd. Sixty-five years ago today, Japan formally surrendered in solemn ceremonies held on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The event marked the end of hostilities in the Pacific theater -- and was the last act of World War II.

The road to the USClub National championship, for the Quickstrike FC 96 girls began in late May 2010 with a gusty 2-1 victory against the Massachusetts Premier Soccer Renegades to capture the USClub Regional championship. Winning the Region gave the team a bid to play for the National title this past week at Hampton Roads Sports Complex in Virginia Beach, Va. 

Mark Winne, author on sustainable food, to speak Sept. 23

(MAHWAH, NJ) – Ramapo College’s Havemeyer Edible Garden will hold its annual fundraiser Thursday, September 23 with a talk by author Mark Winne.

Thick smoke filled the room and billowed out of the top portion of the open door and the window as the three person firefighting team, crouched down low, moved along the hallway into the room, hose at the ready.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® which had declined in July, improved moderately in August. The Index now stands at 53.5 (1985=100), up from 51.0 in July. The Present Situation Index decreased to 24.9 from 26.4. The Expectations Index increased to 72.5 from 67.5 last month.

When you come to the market this Saturday be sure to stop by our guest chef's tent to enjoy tasty samples!

Ramapo, NY - Mara-Lee Bierman, Professor and Chair of the Rockland Community College Department of Foreign Languages, was awarded the national Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award: Two-Year College Level for 2010 by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).