BY ROBERT KNIGHT Town Board Delays Decision on Future Closing of Broadacres After a heated debate that lasted more than an hour Thursday, a bitterly divided Orangetown Town Board decided to keep its financially beleaguered Broadacres Golf Course open for this year, but could not reach an agreement on what to do with the nine-hole […]
BY JARED RODRIGUEZ Every great town or village has its showcase residential street. Nyack has North Broadway. Grand View has River Road. Suffern dons stately Victorians on Washington Avenue. In the historic Village of Haverstraw, Hudson Avenue belongs on a postcard. One can argue that the riverfront village boasts two separate trophy Victorian streets, Hudson […]
BY HARRY WAITZMAN A wiff of Spring’s pollen tickles my nose, Many storms ago, Crosby’s pool filled with leaves, this year his grapevines are thicker than wrists, his thumbs and pinkies measured sturdy reds. The world of the 30s changed barns into homes; In the 90s homes became castles along the Road. Copperheads bite […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE In a very moving performance at United Methodist Church in Stony Point, the Hudson Lyric Opera Company rendered Theodore Dubois Oratorio, for which he is most noted, “The Seven Last Words Of Christ.” The choir and soloists were accompanied by a four piece orchestra led by pianist/director Rosalinda Perez. Choir member […]
At the historic Lafayette Theatre, sponsored by the Town of Ramapo April 7- “Pride of the Yankees” (1942)- Starring Gary Cooper & Theresa Wright April 14- “What’s New Pussycat” (1965)- Starring Peter Sellers & Peter O’Toole April 21- “Moulin Rouge” (1952)- Starring Jose Ferrer & Zsa Zsa Gabor April 28- “Dead End” (1937)- Starring Humphrey […]
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON My elementary school cheerleading memories include banana curls, aerosol hairspray, chocolate on the bus to hype us up, and Vaseline on our teeth to keep us smiling throughout the competition. Mothers hand-sewed our polyester uniforms, pink and blue. So I was amazed when I attended three competitions this month at how much […]