BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Excited fifth graders from Strawtown Elementary Girl Scout Troop #40167 sat eagerly in the front of the room waiting to be called up during Clarkstown’s Town Board meeting on Tuesday, October 1. Councilwoman Stephanie Hausner introduced the girls who she had been working with creating a proclamation. The girls took turns […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA On the topic of car racing in movies, it’s evident that the “Fast and Furious” series has dominated that subject. Unfortunately, the increasingly over-the-top ridiculousness of the events in those films have forced any semblance of a plot to be forced into the trunk as the stunts run the gamut from fun […]
Dear Editor, It has been said by some residents of Rockland County that God has no place in the lives of those Jews who do not follow the tenets of the Haredi sects. They may be correct regarding a portion of secular Judaism, but they have insulted members of Modern Orthodox, Conservative, reform and other […]
To the Editor, These incidents in Syria are part of a civil war. Let them have their civil war. It has nothing to do with us. Terms like “moral obscenity” and “moral injustice” to describe these atrocities are inflated rhetoric at best. We had our civil war, we killed our own people. We kill millions, […]
Man arrested for disorderly conduct, drug possession in Stony Point Stony Point Police arrested Bronx resident Anthony Cangelosi, 27, on September 26 for multiple drug charges when the suspect made a scene at the town’s CVS. Police arrived at the scene after the pharmacy called with a disorderly person complaint against Cangelosi. Upon investigation, police […]
Vanderhoef attempts to save county money before he leaves office Hey, did you almost forget that County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef is still in office? You’re not the only one. In an effort to end his 20-year tenure as county executive on a high note and to reduce costs, Vanderhoef announced last week that the […]