BY ELLA STEINBECK I started doing stand-up comedy with a writing class because I needed a creative outlet. I took that writing class and did nothing. I didn’t know what to do. The teacher didn’t recommend open mics or anything so I sat at home not knowing what the next step was. I was depressed […]
KeyBank this week announced its executive leadership team the Hudson Valley/Metro NY Market following the merger of KeyCorp and First Niagara Financial Group. The new KeyBank executive leadership team includes leaders from both First Niagara and KeyBank, appointed to lead KeyBank’s expanded presence in the Hudson Valley/Metro NY Market. The leadership team for […]
BY KATHY KAHN A new cardiothoracic team has joined Good Samaritan Hospital, bringing advanced heart surgery back to both Rockland and Orange counties. The original director of the heart surgery program at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Edward Lundy, had left the hospital. Drs. Chirag Badami and Bruce Toporoff have brought their extensive skills to Good […]
Penguin Rep Theatre, the award-winning theatre in Stony Point, New York, under the leadership of Artistic Director Joe Brancato and Executive Director Andrew M. Horn, presents the New York premiere of “Dancing Lessons” by Mark St. Germain from August 12 through September 4, 2016. Dancing Lessons, a touching story about finding love in unexpected places, […]
BY BOB KEENAN Mention “Darts” and most folks’ imagine a pub setting, maybe Irish, maybe English, and a dartboard, of course. Clustered nearby are two groups of guys, pints of beer held in their workingman’s hands, as they encourage teammates, throwing feathered, wooden missiles at the bulls-eye. Seldom imagined among the competitors is a dartist […]
Charlie Brown’s Steak House in Old Tappan BY ANDREW SMITH This month I decided to return to a place I haven’t been to in a long time; Charlie Brown’s Steak House in Old Tappan on Old Tappan Road. For years I would bring my mother there for her birthday dinner. It is always clean and […]