THE TRUE STORY OF NORTH ROCKLAND’S HIPPIE CHURCH: Fifty Years Later, Local Church Receives Historical Acclaim

THE TRUE STORY OF NORTH ROCKLAND’S HIPPIE CHURCH: Fifty Years Later, Local Church Receives Historical Acclaim

BY JANIE ROSMAN Photos credit http://www.intermediafoundation.org – many other photos at this link Earlier this month the currently unoccupied Garnerville Methodist Episcopal Church (USCO Church) on Church St. in Garnerville was one of 28 properties, resources and districts recommended for the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Its Art and Social History area nominations […]

A Librarian Named Desire: B. Dubois Accused of Graft

A Librarian Named Desire: B. Dubois Accused of Graft

Barbara Dubois, age 48, of Nanuet, was charged last week with grand larceny in the second degree, a felony. The New City Library administrative assistant is accused of opening a false account and depositing public monies therein to the tune of $123,849.91. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that the defendant opened a bank account in […]

Now It’s 60: Elementary School Students Celebrate the TZB’s Birthday

Now It’s 60: Elementary School Students Celebrate the TZB’s Birthday

BY JANIE ROSMAN With a banner drawing of the bridge featuring their blue-and-green paint handprints for water, and creatively-fashioned cards, third grade classes at Liberty Elementary School recognized the 60th birthday of the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge Tuesday morning. Teachers Marjan Perry, Jennifer Rhee, Deborah Barnes and Larayne Peterson helped their students make […]

FAA Approves Drone Flight for Rockland’s Hudson Valley Air

FAA Approves Drone Flight for Rockland’s Hudson Valley Air

Patrick Heaphy, an 18-year-resident of West Nyack, this week announced that his company is the first and only FAA-authorized commercial drone photography, videography and aerial inspection company in Rockland County, New York. According to the FAA, business-based drone flights are required to be conducted by individuals or businesses that hold a FAA Section 333 Exemption. All […]

Holiday Cards Created by Kids @ The Tappan Library

Holiday Cards Created by Kids @ The Tappan Library

BY BARRY WARNER Christmas and Hannukah are great times for kids to create with crafts. There is nothing more genuine than kids showing love with DIY (do it yourself) holiday cards for family and friends. Tappan Library Youth Services Librarian Lara Cohen said, “The object of the program is for children to design their own […]

COMMON CORE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS ASSEMBLY GOP PLATFORM

A statement from Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) “I am pleased to see that Gov. Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force is moving further and further away from the originally implemented Common Core Standards. I have worked tirelessly in the legislature to advocate on behalf of parents, teachers and students who have been unfairly alienated in the […]

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