Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato hosted a naturalization ceremony on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the North Rockland High School in Thiells. Piperato administered the Oath of Allegiance to 151 new citizens from 35 countries. Hon. Thomas Walsh served as the officiating Supreme Court Justice. The keynote speaker was New York State Senator William Larkin. […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services Between the government shutdown and the upcoming debt ceiling deadline, there is plenty for investors to be nervous about. Without a doubt, there will be real world ramifications to the events that are transpiring as a result of Washington’s ineptitude. Sadly, many investors will let their […]
Review of “Gravity” BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA One of the best aspects in the art of filmmaking is being able to see how cinema has evolved over the years. Every decade or so, there are new technical advancements that set out to create milestones that were once the stuff of dreams, and are now a startling […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN A baseball organization, an architect, a technical school, a veteran’s housing program, a hotel, a pharmaceutical start-up. What do all these have in common? They are just a small sample of the enormous diversity to be found in Rockland’s business community and just a few of the hundreds of members of the […]
Stony Point NY – The Hudson Lyric Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s “Il Trittico” – three one-act operas: “Il Tabarro,” “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi.” Performances will be Saturdays October 19, 26 and November 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays October 20, 27 and November 3 at 3 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 47 East […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Discussion of the preliminary 2014 budget for the Town of Stony Point dominated the discussion at the Town Board Meeting Tuesday night. Almost lost in the mix, but certainly of equal importance, was the Board’s long awaited approval both of the Zoning Relief Act and the Stony Point Master Plan. Public input […]