BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature voted on Tuesday evening to override the county executive’s veto of its Brega Transportation contract vote and approved an extension of county bus services. The legislature voted in September to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, which was agreed to be Brega. However, […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Popularity of event is surging Last weekend, the geek bat signal shown brightly over New York City’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, as thousands of people flocked to the annual New York City Comic Book Convention. Attendees came expecting to see anything and everything at the convention and they rarely left disappointed. From […]
Zugibe announces arrests of Ramapo men indicted on charges of animal cruelty; accused of staging dogfights for sport Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced Wednesday that 41-year-old Ralph Cadet of 39 Greenridge Way, New Hempstead, New York and 26-year-old Tyrell Francis of 39 Greenridge Way, New Hempstead, New York were arraigned on […]
It doesn’t look like John Batchelor is going to be “on air” from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on WABC 770 AM in New York City for too much longer. Parent company Cumulus has purchased conservative shock jock Michael Savage’s radio program and he is scheduled to take the 9 p.m. to midnight shift. Cumulus […]
A North Rockland networking reception featuring Michael DiTullo, president & CEO of Rockland Economic Development Corporation, will be held Wednesday, October 24 at Lynch’s restaurant in Stony Point. Ditullo will speak about what he has learned in his first six months in his new role as Rockland’s economic chief and what he thinks Rockland’s priorities […]
Two years ago, Taylor John, the son of former Yankees pitcher Tommy John, took his own life after suffering from depression. The devastating event was a call to action for Tommy who now advocates for suicide understanding and prevention. On Wednesday, October 3 local resident and owner of Vision Tech Promotions, Elisa Taylor organized a […]