FROM GASBUDDY.COM Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.85/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.57/g, according to […]
Lao Shr Mike Reynolds (right), head instructor of the Elite Chinese Martial Arts School in Pomona, NY accepts his promotion to 4th Degree Black Sash in Shaolin Kung Fu from his teacher, Sifu Karl Romain of the Edgewater Kung Fu Academy in Edgewater, NJ. The honor occurred during the Black Sash ceremony held in June […]
BY THOMAS J. BASILE At the risk of sounding overly sentimental, watching the Yankees captain step up to the plate at his last All-Star Game this week brought tears to my eyes and made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. If you are a fan of America’s Pastime, or sports […]
Now that the state Division of Homeland Security (DHS) has ruled crude oil shipment information must be made available to the public through the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), the criticism surrounding oil shipments in New York can get directed back to where it belongs: the federal government’s continued lack of enhanced oil train safety […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The Stony Point community came together last night at the Town meeting to honor and support lifelong resident, volunteer and two-time town council candidate Ed Onderdonk, who is battling cancer. Supervisor Geoff Finn announced that on Saturday, August 2 there will be a fundraiser at Riverfront Park from 1 to 5 p.m. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNCILMAN DANIEL FRIEDMAN This week, Ramapo Town Councilman Daniel Friedman released the 2013 financial audit of the Ramapo Local Development Corporation. Friedman also released the Annual Report of the LDC as well as a “Failure to File” notice that the LDC was given for the second year in a row. “The public […]