BY GEORGE J. DACRE Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is what some critics describe as possibly the greatest musical ever, set on the mean streets of Manhattan in the Upper West Side neighborhood of San Juan Hill. It’s West Side Story, of course, featured on the main stage of Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford through […]
DEC orders Tilcon to address Haverstraw Quarry issues The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has ordered Tilcon to pay a fine for operational lapses the state identified at its Haverstraw quarry site an address longstanding concerns over dust. Tilcon received a consent order from the DEC in January to develop a remediation plan […]
PRESS RELEASE A free workshop is open to the public to learn how to build a website by using the popular blogging system, WordPress. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 29 by Rockland Web Design, at Cuppa Pulp / CILK119 in Nanuet. WordPress is a system that allows individuals the ability to create very simple, […]
The Stony Point Historical Society will be hosting “Say Happy Birthday Stony Point,” the Sesquicentennial kick-off event, on Friday, April 17 at the RHO building from 4-8 p.m. There will be birthday cake and coffee and the opportunity to hear and share stories of Stony Point history. Historical Society president Susan Filgueras also announced an […]
BY ADAM LUCENTE Over a month has passed since the death of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian politician and noted critic of Russian President Vladmir Putin. Despite the passing of time, a just resolution to his murder’s case is doubtful. Details surrounding his murder and expert commentary indicate a similarity to past political murders that have […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER A clang off the crossbar and a bouncing puck or two were what separated last season’s New York Rangers from the immortality that comes with a Stanley Cup. They lost in a Stanley Cup Finals that saw three games go to overtime and four games decided by just one score. That’s all […]