A 3-year-old American bulldog/boxer mix, Lilly was surrendered for not getting along with the other animals in the house. Lilly was a shy girl when she first arrived, but that soon changed. Full of energy and ready to play, Lilly would make a great hiking companion or exercise partner. Lilly would do best in a […]
By Susan Gewirtz We look up through branches We’re drunk on heat, The leaves in perfect clusters Distill the yellow light, The noon sun hangs fiercely, The forest’s strobe-lit islands Float in shadows; Here we separate from negative time, The brown clay of our bodies Thrown from the earth, We stretch like wire, We soak […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The New York Archdiocese announced their list of planned mergers and closings of Catholic parishes throughout the Hudson Valley, a move which will impact four locations in Rockland County. The decision is part of the Archdiocese’s broad initiative to cut costs and consolidate church holdings, a plan the Archdiocese dubbed “Making All […]
The New York Lottery on Wednesday confirmed that a jackpot-winning ticket for the November 4 Mega Millions drawing was purchased at the Valero gas station at 2580 Route 302 in Middletown. This sole winning ticket – purchased as a Quick Pick – is worth $326 million. The ticket is worth more than the announced jackpot […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last week hosted Vice President Joe Biden at an event to unveil New York’s plan to modernize and revitalize LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy International, Republic and Stewart International Airports. “The number one job of government is to promote economic growth and prosperity, and one of the best ways to drive commerce […]
HUMOR BY THE SPECTATOR, JOHN MALONEY Some time ago we read in all the newspapers and saw on TV, the story about the teenage girl who got in trouble with her teachers and her school because she wore a shirt that said, “Barbie is a Lesbian.” I always looked upon Barbie as a doll and […]