Pia Haas Makes Debut as Director of Neil Simon’s “Fools” at Whippoorwill Hall in Armonk

Pia Haas Makes Debut as Director of Neil Simon’s “Fools” at Whippoorwill Hall in Armonk

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Pia Haas, director of press relations at Westchester Broadway Theatre, tells the Rockland County Times she is excited about this production by the Armonk Players that will open June 1 and run though June 9. It will star Debra Ablezer, Bob Lebensold, Laura Menzie, David Morabito, Jeff Schlotman, Hal Simonetti, Bruce Apar, […]

Timelines: May 31, 2012

Facebook Shares Continue to Drop Facebook’s shares dropped nearly 10 percent on Tuesday, May 29 and, according to analysts, there’s nothing stopping it from falling even lower than its current price of $28.84. Predictions for what the stock will do are all over the place, with some investors believing Facebook’s shares will reach as high […]

Drunk and Angry Man Bites Cop, Damages Cop Car

Drunk and Angry Man Bites Cop, Damages Cop Car

He went from mad at his girl to mad at the cops. On May 28, 2012, at approximately 8:50 p.m., the Clarkstown Police received a 911 call from the residence of 6 Georgetown Oval in New City regarding a domestic dispute. While at the scene, officers encountered a resident, Craig DiBianco, 36 years of age, […]

Watching the Justice System Up-close

BY DIANE DIMOND When they first sit down together, they look uncomfortable. No one knows each other, and it could be a group of people who’ve gathered for a mandatory driver’s ed class or in response to some training ad about how to get a better job. They sit stiffly with their eyes straight ahead, […]

Supervisor Andy Stewart Says Shifting Costs to Towns Does Not Benefit the Taxpayer

Open letter from Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart to county lawmakers Dear Mr. Vanderhoef and Rockland County Legislators, I write to register my objection to the cost-shifting of county-controlled programs to the Towns, and specifically to Orangetown. There is no policy logic to these cost shifts; they are proposed merely because state law permits it. In […]

Popular Pastor Leaving as Local Parish Celebrates 175th Anniversary

Popular Pastor Leaving as Local Parish Celebrates 175th Anniversary

BY MAUREEN MOLLAHAN This week, the Sloatsburg United Methodist Church celebrated 175 years of worship of God and service to both God and the Sloatsburg community. As great as 175 years is, this particular anniversary was bittersweet for the congregation, as Reverend Agnes Saffoury prepares for retirement at the end of June. Bishop Jeremiah Park […]

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