Pfc. Kendell Willis, member of U.S. Army, and female firefighter from S.W.Johnson Fire Company, Garnerville, recently returned home from a year long deployment in Korea. Kendell was greeted by family, friends, and brother and sister firefighters at IHOP in Palisade Mall. IHOP is one of Kendell’s favorite restaurants!
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA Rockland County Times movie critic Vincent Abbatecola begins his annual Top 10 list. Here are selections 6 – 10 in reverse order. 10) Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy makes a superb accomplishment in his directorial debut, focusing on a story whose main character, Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), is a sleazy and unlikable video journalist in Los […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Olympic boxer recalls Munich Massacre 42 years later Memories are made of this. The heavy push by the group Washington 2024 to win a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in the nation’s capitol for the first time ever, brings to mind my one and only firsthand connection to […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day My administration’s ongoing efforts to attract jobs and investment to Rockland County received a major boost last week. Governor Cuomo announced $709 million in economic development funding for businesses, municipalities and nonprofits across New York State. The millions to create new jobs and expand businesses represent the latest round […]
Time capsule unearthed beneath Massachusetts State House A time capsule believed to have been buried by Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere and former Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams was found during routine repairs of the Massachusetts State House last week. The container, which was about the size of a cigar box, was found in a cornerstone […]
DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced the arrest of seven individuals on a variety of charges, as part of an ongoing probe into illegal sports betting across the region. The dismantling of the large-scale gambling operation started earlier this month with the arrest of 14 individuals connected to the […]