The American Red Cross is encouraging eligible blood donors to give one last gift this holiday season and discover the true meaning of giving by donating blood. To encourage donations and show appreciation, all those who attempt to donate blood Dec. 24 through Jan. 4, 2015, will receive a long-sleeve Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies […]
Dear Governor Cuomo, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the clemency application being considered in regard to Judith Clark. Ms. Clark and the other self-proclaimed revolutionaries were responsible for the murders of two Nyack police officers, Sergeant Edward J. O’Grady, Jr, Police Officer Waverly “Chipper” Brown and Brinks security guard Peter Paige […]
Eric Garner of New York City suffered a heart attack following a widely criticized chokehold maneuver by a police officer during a July 17 arrest. A grand jury has decided not to indict the police officer who employed the maneuver, which has often been described as a banned move. Unlike the Michael Brown case in […]
BY JAMIE KEMPTON Never in the 31-year history of the Bill Markiewicz Memorial Rockland Alumni Cross Country Run had the classic Bear Mountain course needed to be changed to accommodate weather conditions. But when a midweek blanket of snow and residual ice rendered most of the Hessian Lake path and the steep ski-jump hill unusable […]
(SPRING VALLEY, New York) November 13, 2014 – Pollo Campero, the Latin restaurant leader noted worldwide for its signature flavors, today announced the location of its newest restaurant opening November 18, 2014. Located at 39 South Main St., Spring Valley, NY 10977, the new restaurant will create an estimated 30 jobs for the Spring Valley […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The 78-year-old Antrim Playhouse, founded in 1936 by a group of college students, faced a serious problem owing $30,000 in back taxes to the Town of Ramapo and The Village of Wesley Hills. But State Senator David Carlucci sponsored a bill in Albany to give the non-profit theatre a three year […]