Rockland hospital exec stuck in Thailand

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

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

Unarmed man robs Spring Valley bank of nearly $2,000

Court reporting, once a dying profession, gains popularity

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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