STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL The color green flooded the streets this past Sunday in Pearl River. Thousands of locals and out-of-towners crowded the sidewalks for the town’s 51st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade sponsored by the Men and Women of the Rockland County Ancient Order of the Hibernians. Although the parade originally […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – Updates on United Water’s proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw were discussed at the Stony Point Town Board’s most recent meeting on March 19, with Supervisor Geoffrey Finn promising a drive for answers on issues surrounding the plant. Finn explained that Stony Point’s town engineer Kevin would be questioning Haverstraw’s […]
Suffern Commuters Complain to NJ Transit about Homeless Issue The presence of homeless men sleeping in Suffern train shelters has prompted several Rockland commuters to speak up on the matter, urging NJ Transit to resolve the issue. According to a recent Journal News piece, homeless men often sleep on the glass shelters’ heated floors, leaving […]
BY TOM OSSA March is Irish Heritage Month, and the great Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Pearl River just came and went on March 17. If you’ve ever been to the parade, you might have seen some of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians marching alongside their male counterparts waving to the crowd. Some may […]
History Channel mini-series ‘The Bible’ chooses Obama look-alike as Satan The Satan character from the History Channel’s smash miniseries “The Bible,” played by actor Mehdi Ouzaani, bears a striking resemblance to President Obama, millions of Americans agree. Widespread conversation about the topic occurred on social media Sunday night and Monday, with most speculating the resemblance […]
Photo and captions by Jim Nordmann St-Patrick-2013 – “Let’s Cheer” – Megan Witt, 10th grade member of Albertus Magnus Falcons High School Cheerleading Squad, beams a big smile with clear instruction to the crowd to “Let Cheers!” at the start of 2013 Pearl River St Patrick Day parade. The Albertus Magnus Falcon Cheerleading squad placed […]