The demons within Joseph Casablanca of 29 Ellington Way, New Hempstead appear to be getting the best of him. The 55-year-old landlord was recently accused of burglarizing one of his tenant’s apartments, leading to his being roughed up by the woman’s boyfriend. Casablanca has now been arrested again, this time for setting fire to the […]
For 14 years Jeffrey Friedberg has been leading a Bossy Frog and a not so bossy Monkey. For eight years he has been bringing his eclectic band to Nyack for ArtsRock’s annual winter Holiday Extravaganza – The Bossy Frog’s Band Happy New Year Concert Plus Musical Petting Zoo –for children, their parents and grandparents. This […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Following my recent column about racial tensions in America, I got an email from Gary L. Hoe, of Albuquerque, which made me re-think what our founding fathers had in mind when they established this country. Hoe reminded me of a quote from Benjamin Franklin, attributed to the statesman as he left the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA HAVERSTRAW – The former spot of the Avenue Deli at 87 Samsondale Avenue in Haverstraw has been taken over by a new owner who is now offering fresh-baked pizza alongside the typical spread of deli goods. Timothy Borman, the owner and operator of the newly-opened C&R Deli, stated to the Rockland County […]
Army Spc. Kahlil E. Boatwright has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Ga. During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy,military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, […]
BY HARRY WAITZMAN My poem is a dead horse that attracts flies and stinks to the end of town. My friends avoid it, wishing it had been shot and staggered to its death elsewhere. A child walks close to the trail and pulls. Horsehair comes out of the carcass in long strands. The boy yells […]