Marc Maturo’s official sports column STAC, Marist, Villanova more than meet Metro Challenge Finn, Taskindoust In winning form For New Paltz School standards continue to be broken by the St. Thomas Aquinas College track and field team. Competing at the Metro Team Challenge at the Armory in upper Manhattan against such teams as Villanova, Marist, […]
Jury selection begins for Lacey Spears trial The jury selection process in the trial of Lacey Spears began at Westchester County Court on Monday with an examination of more than 70 prospective jurors. The jurors are being evaluated for their fitness to examine the murder case against the Chestnut Ridge mother accused of poisoning her 5-year-old son […]
FROM USCBP U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Newark Liberty International Airport seized heroin found inside the sides of a suitcase. On January 15, Mr. Eduardo Acosta, a United States Citizen, arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport from Bogota, Colombia, and presented himself for inspection. During the examination of Eduardo Acosta’s luggage, CBP […]
What’s Happening BY GEORGE J. DACRE – The Swingaroos, swing band with Kim on vocals at the Hudson House, 135 Main Street, Nyack Saturday, February 7 8 to 10 p.m. They will be performing and releasing their new album “All Aboard” Rservations at 845-353-1355. – The “YardBirds” rock n’ rolling at the Newton, N.J. Theatre […]
BY TOM BASILE Last week’s arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver highlights the need for real political courage at a time when more than 80 percent of New Yorkers believe government corruption is a significant problem. People simply are sick of seeing their politicians do the perp-walk. Since Silver’s arrest, we’ve seen more political payback, […]
NYACK – A report of a dispute led to the arrest of a Hillburn man on felony drunken driving and drug charges in Nyack on Saturday night, according to Orangetown police. Police said town officers went to Catherine Street in Nyack at about 11:10 p.m. on Saturday to investigate a complaint of a dispute and […]