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ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES: JLK Salon senior stylist shares tips on how to keep your hair fresh and radiant throughout the summer season

photo credit: Valeria Maddalena Instagran / @hair_by_vale We may be a little over a month into the summer season, but it’s never too late to revitalize your hair with a new style. Valeria Maddalena , a senior stylist at JLK Salon in New City of over nine years, shared with The Rockland County Times some of her favorite hair colors and care tips to keep in mind. Read full article here.

Books with covers that shout 'summer!'

  I hope everyone's having a wonderful summer! 😎  My sunshine state of mind is soaking up the sun with a good book and an iced fruity drink.🍓 Instagram

ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES: Destigmatizing mental health in minority communities

July marks Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the CDC , more than 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. cope with a mental illness. In many cultures, mental health issues are mistakenly viewed as a character flaw or weakness. Stephanie Madison, the president and CEO of the Mental Health Association of Rockland County, spoke with The Rockland County Times to share what the organization is doing to alleviate these inequities and how society can overcome these stigmas. Read full article here. Cait · President and CEO of the Mental Health Association of Rockland County on mental health in the media hgh

ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES: West Nyack resident shares the joys of emotionally connecting to classical music

Peter Winograd (center) leads as concertmaster for The Discovery Orchestra during the Discover Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony concert. photo credit: Amanda Brown Photography Peter Winograd is the first violinist with the American String Quartet and a member of the violin and chamber music faculties at the Manhattan School of Music and the Aspen Music School.  When he's not teaching, he serves as concertmaster for The Discovery Orchestra. “Music is an abstract art form, opera and popular music with lyrics notwithstanding. If you just listen to a symphony, it’s delving into emotions that you can try to put words to, but sometimes it only cheapens it,” he said. Cait · West Nyack concertmaster shares friendship with Discovery Orchestra Founder George Marriner Maull Winograd gives an inside scoop on how he met his longtime friend, Discovery Orchestra Founder and Artistic Director George Marriner Maull. Read full article here.