BY ERIN MAHER On Saturday, May 18, over 100 people attended the Phillip Mathangani Flag Football Tournament and Barbeque at Charles S. Eccher Park in Stony Point. The proceeds from the tournament and barbeque went to the Philip Mathangani Scholarship Foundation. The Philip Mathangani Foundation was created last year, after North Rockland High School Class […]
BY HEATHER BARR In order to bring farming back into Rockland, which would provide many benefits to the community such as reducing our carbon footprint, there first needs to be a change in agricultural laws and the way agriculture is perceived, experts say. On Thursday, May 16, a Suburban Agriculture District Roundtable was held with […]
BY YURI VANETIK The Cyprus bailout deal is now official. Together with the International Monetary Fund, representatives from the European Central Bank and the European Commission just ratified a final rescue package totaling about $13 billion. In return, Cyprian officials are now obligated to install a broad variety of austerity measures, including financial industry reforms […]
Jinxie is 16-month-old spayed female pitbull. She is very athletic and would thrive in a home with a yard to exercise. She has lived in a foster home with other dogs, large and small and a cat. Her favorite activities include retrieving a ball and rough play with large male dogs. Friendly to all people, […]
Assemblyman Lalor and Senator Gipson announce bipartisan term limits bill In a bipartisan effort to end corruption in Albany, State Senator Terry Gipson (D-Rhinebeck) and Assemblyman Kieran Lalor (R,C,I-Fishkill) this week joined in front of the Wappinger Town Hall to introduce joint legislation that creates term limits in both the New York State Senate and […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – The Stony Point Senior Citizens Club celebrated its 43rd annual anniversary party at the ballroom of the Patriot Hills Golf Course on May 22, honoring members and ushering in new board members for the year of 2013. “Everybody’s here to have a good time and have a good meal,” […]