BY DIANA BIERMAN Hundreds of people swirled, sniffed and sampled wines and spirits at a summer wine tasting at Liquorland in Suffern on June 8. Ten percent of all purchases that day went to the greater Hudson Valley branch of the Autism Speaks Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about autism. “Our goal […]
Mini Sweep by Marlins Leads to Major Changes by Mets BY JOE RINI While every Mets fan had an opinion on whether Ike Davis should have been demoted to Triple-A Las Vegas this past Sunday, one fan had a unique perspective on the struggles of the Mets first baseman. This fan was former Met Ed […]
By Michael Pointing, vice president and general manager of United Water New York I am compelled to respond to recent calls for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to hold an issues conference for United Water’s Haverstraw Water Supply Project (HWSP). Rockland needs more water—and soon. In 2006, because of a history of […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column Kivlehan continuing pro career in Iowa Pat Kivlehan of West Nyack is following in the footsteps of some celebrated pro athletes of yore Gene Conley played for two NBA teams and for 11 seasons with three teams in Major League Baseball; the late Dave DeBusschere also played […]
When 11 individuals signed up as members of the New City Gladiators under the auspices of New City Chiropractic Center to participate in a ‘Spartan Sprint,’ for charity they had some idea of what they had gotten themselves into but none of them truly realized the extent of the challenges they would be facing on […]
The Ramapo Town Board announced this week that the NY/NJ Comets of the National Professional Pro Fast-Pitch League will begin play at Provident Bank Park on June 13 & 14 at 6:30 p.m. The Comets first opponent is the league champion Chicago Bandits, featuring Olympic pitching star Monica Abbott. Tickets can be purchased on-line at […]