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Rockland hospital exec stuck in Thailand

The Schnieders family, clockwise from left, are Emma, Thomas, Diane and Michael. Michael, who is an executive at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, and son Thomas, 16, have been stranded in Thailand. Schnieders family photo

Vacationing in Thailand, Michael Schnieders, executive vice president at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, and his 16-year-old son got caught amid a weeklong siege of the main airport, which prevented them from leaving as planned. More

Blauvelt school uses $294,000 grant for upgrades, plans new programs

BLAUVELT - St. Dominic's School on the campus of Dominican College looks the same from the outside as it did last summer, but inside it's gotten a $294,000 makeover. More

Dad of Rockand elected officials George and Bill Darden killed in fire at home in Mississippi

The father of Spring Valley's Mayor George O. Darden and Rockland County Legislator vice-chairman William Darden was killed in a fire inside his home in Amory, Miss., yesterday afternoon. More

Smoky garage fire out in Spring Valley; no injuries

Firefighters battle a garage fire this morning at 24 Twin Ave. in Spring Valley. The fire was reported shortly after 7 a.m. No one was injured. Click on the photos to see larger versions. Photos by Kath

SPRING VALLEY - Volunteers extinguished a fire in an empty detached garage about 7:30 a.m. today in a residential part of the village. More

Hunt for Spring Vally bank-robbery suspect caught on video

SPRING VALLEY - Detectives today are continuing the hunt for a robber with a shaved head who took nearly $2,000 from a storefront bank yesterday afternoon. More

Court reporting, once a dying profession, gains popularity

Craig Jacoby, 17, of White Plains takes a court reporting class at New York School of Court Reporting and Career Institute in White Plains. Instructor Lisa Auslander, background, guides students. Tania Savayan/The Journal News

Some people had thought technology would send court reporters on the same path as telegraph operators. Instead, technology, such as real-time captioning for TV and Internet programs, is why their skills are in such demand.

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Members of Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation packaging food items to be handed out to the local Hispanic community on Thanksgiving Day. An effort that was put to gether by 13 year old Jack Foster and Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation.  Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Ashley+Jacob&source=citj">Ashley Jacob</a>.<br /> David Leibowitz and his son Aaron in the packaging food and home goods on Thanksgiving morning as part of a food drive rub by Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation.  Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Ashley+Jacob&source=citj">Ashley Jacob</a>.<br /> Jack Foster and his family outside the tent in the Neighbors Link parking lot that was the base of operations for the packaging and distribution of food to the local Hispanic community run by Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation.   Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Ashley+Jacob&source=citj">Ashley Jacob</a>.<br /> The word is out - Thanksgiving is over!  21 wild turkeys visit the backyard of Mike and Kim Pelino in Chappaqua, New York Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Kim+Pelino&source=citj">Kim Pelino</a>.<br /> Daisy Troop 2925 of Mount Kisco collects food for the local food pantry for Thanksgiving outside Shoprite of Bedford Hills.  All girls are in Kindergarten and weathered the freezing weather to collect over 25 bags worth of food for the needy. Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Christine+Tarallo&source=citj">Christine Tarallo</a>.<br />

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