Marc Maturo’s official sports column Win or lose, Rockland Astros are having a blast Perry Lopez of Congers has a mission. “We want to keep the kids playing,” notes Lopez, who runs the eight-year-old Rockland Astros, an organization that features four club-level amateur baseball teams including the College Astros for players 18-and-over. The other clubs […]
On July 11, 2014 the NCJW Replay Thrift Store in Nyack NY will close after serving the community for 38 years. Operated by National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Rockland Section, the store has a long history of providing used clothing and unique accessories at value prices. Proceeds from the store have always been used […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Global Positioning Satellite systems can pinpoint our location no matter where we are in the world and tell us precisely where to turn to get to our destination. U.S. satellites monitor just about anything on earth — from the path of a forest fire to the route of a convoy of trucks. […]
BY MARIA BROWNSELL What needs to be bought, what needs to be fixed, and where will the money come from? At the June 24 Town Board Workshop meeting in Clarkstown, money was the hot topic. Jo Anne Pedersen, the superintendent of Recreation and Parks gave some updates. Germond’s pool, which is 41-years-old, has had many […]
On June 25, 2014 Clarkstown Canine Officer Joseph Knarich was recognized as a NYS DCJS certified Maintenance Trainer and Examiner for Patrol Police Dog and Narcotics Detection Police Dog. He completed this certification as a Apprentice Trainer with the City of Yonkers Police Department. He was the assistant trainer for a Basic Police Patrol Dog […]
Recently the long-running family-owned business of Cleats and Sneaks on Rt. 59 in Nanuet announced it will be closing up shop after decades of serving Rockland. Their date with destiny wasn’t helped by the malfeasance of one of their own employees; one Karl Davenport, 26-years-old, of 3 Ward Lane in Hillcrest. Davenport had been stealing […]