Great Expectations

Great Expectations

The Rangers 2013 season has potential to be great, but lockout has caused early season chemistry problems BY CHAYIM TAUBER They were one game, one Adam Henrique goal away, from the Stanley Cup finals. And they couldn’t score. This year, they are retooled and primed to go far. Suddenly, the New York Rangers are a […]

Remembering that bleak January 22

BY ROBERT MORRISON I vividly remember January 22, 1973 . Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated for a second term. That thought depressed me. Lyndon Johnson, a virtual exile in Texas , died of a heart attack. And the news of a breakthrough in negotiations to end the Vietnam War commanded attention. It seemed we […]

IT’S OFFICIAL—-Daniel Friedman is Running for Mayor of Spring Valley

IT’S OFFICIAL—-Daniel Friedman is Running for Mayor of Spring Valley

Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman makes election announcement in Rockland County Times exclusive! BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At 26-years-old, he’s been the youngest elected official in Rockland County, three years running. In 2013, he’s setting his heights higher. He’s Daniel Friedman, Ramapo Councilman. And as of now, he is officially a 2013 Democratic candidate for mayor of […]

Major Stony Point Board Meeting on February 5 AT FARLEY SCHOOL

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Town of Stony Point expects their next board meeting to bring an overflow crowd and so Supervisor Geoff Finn announced at this week’s board meeting that the Feb. 5 meeting will take place at James A. Farley Middle School on Rt. 210. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. as usual. […]

POEM OF THE WEEK

CROWBAR BY HARRY WALTZMAN My poetry is pumped up by smog and mercury. my lines stretch like knotted rubber bands. I wish there was more horseradish in my life instead of sugar-coated cereal. Corn syrup thins my blood. Salt and pepper preserve my tongue. Honest decay, skunk stink tosses my breath. I feel faint but […]