Thousands turn out for Sixth Annual United Latin Festival of Haverstraw
It was the party you didn’t want to miss. Check out some photos from Sunday’s United Latin Festival.
This Time, It’s the Villains’ Turn to Save the World
By Vincent Abbatecola In 2013, DC Comics began their extended universe with director Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel.” While it was a somewhat fun return of Superman, it ultimately suffered from being a style-over-substance film with overblown CGI. Then, back in March, we got the second installment of the DCEU movies with “Batman v Superman: […]
Over 400 take the Ice Bucket Challenge Sunday
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEREMY MOONEYHAM The City of Yonkers joined ALS Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn at Yonkers Raceway/Empire City Casino Sunday for their second annual charity event. Quinn is a Yonkers native who was diagnosed with ALS in 2013 and gained national recognition after assisting in the creation of one of the […]
Tina M. Cardoza-Izquierdo Joins Rockland County Office for the Aging as Director
Rockland County Executive Ed Day last week announced the appointment of Tina M. Cardoza-Izquierdo as the new director of the Office for the Aging, replacing June Molof, who retired after 41 years. Ms. Cardoza-Izquierdo has more than 25 years of experience in health care administration, most recently at Nyack Hospital. She lives in New City […]
Sometimes Pokémon goes to predators’ homes
“Stranger Danger” applicable to reality games BY KATHY KAHN One hundred million young people have already downloaded Pokémon GO to their smart phones, searching for a wild Zubat, a Pinsir or a Pikachu. The free-to-play augmented reality game encourages players to interact in their community in a new way. The problem? Many of the sites where […]
Ramapo Bike Thief in Ramapo On Sunday Aug. 7, 2016 at approximately 3:00 p.m. RPD officers arrested a 17-year-old from Spring Valley, New York on four counts of petit larceny. He was seen by area residents stealing four bikes from a backyard in the West Central Avenue and North Gate area of Monsey. The Chaverim […]