FROM SPPD The Stony Point Police Department has found a new way to communicate and engage with residents in town. This week the Stony Point Police began using the My Police Department or MyPD phone application as a means to provide notifications and information to the public regarding events, crimes and wanted persons. The Stony […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Matthew Quirk is 10-years-old and thrilled to be in his first production at the White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC), running through New Year’s Eve. He tells the Rockland County Times his goal is to perform on Broadway in New York City and he does lots of auditions there, but for […]
More than 2 million have registered – 86 percent using online system The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is reminding homeowners to register for the Basic STAR property tax exemption by the December 31, 2013 deadline. With 15 days remaining to register, more than 2 million homeowners have registered for their Basic […]
Liberal media blasts Obama’s “Orwellian” policy toward journalists Op-ed Originally Published Dec. 11 in the NY Times BY SANTIAGO LYON THE Internet has been abuzz over the spectacle of President Obama and the prime ministers of Britain and Denmark snapping a photo of themselves — a “selfie,” to use the mot du jour — with […]
BY BARRY WARNER Recently, members of the Ramapough Poets including Harry Waitzman, Diane Weber and Marty Levine read ‘free verse poetry’ that does not have a set pattern of rhyme or rhythm. When this type of poetry is read aloud, the listeners can hear the words as spoken music, which captures images and conveys emotions […]
Shades Rep Theatre in Havestraw is home to a brand new improv troupe. Brendan O’Brien, one of the cofounnders and a member, says the group named Plan B recently performed at Rockand Community College in Suffern to a sold out audience. In the troupe are O’Brien, Christopher Murtagh, Johnny Nash, and Andrew Beadle. In an […]