GAS CONTINUES TO DIP, PREDICTED TO GO DOWN ANOTHER 25 TO 50 CENTS

FROM WWW.GASBUDDY.COM Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 8.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.61/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 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.12/g, according to […]

FERC hearing for Spectra gas line in Stony Point

The NY DEC has set January 21 and 22 hearing dates to receive public comments on Spectra Energy’s permit applications for expansion of a natural pressure gas pipeline throughout Rockland and Westchester counties. On Thursday, January 22, at 6 p.m. the meeting will be at RHO Building, Letchworth, 5 Club House Lane Stony Point. Stony […]

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month

BY BARRY WARNER Glaucoma is a disease of the eye in which fluid pressure in the eye rises. If left untreated, persons can lose vision and may possibly become blind. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, there is a small space in front of the eye called the “anterior chamber.” Clear liquid flows in […]

Tri-State Area Casino Goers Salivating Over Multiple Six-Figure Jackpots at Empire City Casino – the Largest Approaching One Million Dollars

Tri-state area residents looking to start off the New Year with a big win are heading to Empire City Casino in Westchester County for a chance to score one of 10 jackpots worth six-figures – including one at nearly $800,000 and another over $500,000. Four of the potential jackpots are at the popular Wheel of […]

Ballroom Dancing Provides Physical, Health and Emotional Boosts

BY JANIE ROSMAN Since New City resident Mary Miele, 62, began kicking up her heels three years ago, she’s never felt better. “It’s like therapy for the body and soul,” Miele, said of her two-to-three-times a-week sessions at Fred Astaire Rockland County Dance Studio in Bardonia. No matter what mood people bring into the dance […]