The Gran Fondo 100 mile bike race will be coming through Rockland County and the Town of Clarkstown this Sunday, May 19, 2013. Please note the following roads in Clarkstown will be open; however, will be congested throughout the day with over 5,000 cyclists specifically through Upper Nyack, New City, and West Nyack. Between approximately […]
Ramapo crumbling BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The FBI is hot on Ramapo Supervisor Chris St. Lawrence’s trail as teams of federal agents beset town hall this afternoon and evening. With a search warrant in hand, the feds evacuated the building, instructing only certain higher-ups and their immediate staff to stay as they conducted the search. And […]
Stony Point, NY – May 15, 2013 – While the state, federal and local governments so far have provided Rocklanders more bluster than actual help, local residents continue to kick in to do the heavy lifting helping victims of Hurricane Sandy get back on their feet. The Stony Point Seals aren’t waiting for next February […]
BY ALAN McGEORGE Cablevision has divested itself of its Clearview chain of cinemas, 41 theatres in all, including one in New City. The last “little” multiplex in Rockland will now be run by Connecticut-based Bow Tie Cinemas, which has been in business for over 100 years. Bow Tie told the media it wants to upgrade […]
Jet engine parts, get your (illicit) jet engine parts, here. In a scary case that reminds one of the Arthur Miller play “All My Sons,” Gideon Vaisman, 73, was arrested Monday on federal charges of wire fraud conspiracy for allegedly conspiring to sell airplane parts that had been previously scrapped and lying about it. The […]
Rockland County Legislator Ed Day received the Republican Party’s nomination for the Rockland County Executive race at a party meeting last Thursday. The vote, which appeared to be unanimous, sealed Day into the candidacy along with Donna Held, who will be running on the Republican ticket for county clerk. Day’s will face the winner of […]