BY IAIN MURRAY Originally published by the National Review It’s no secret that the Dodd-Frank Act did for Americans’ access to financial services what Obamacare did for their access to health insurance. In both cases, many Americans were left paying far more for services that were available to them much more affordably before the passage […]
SUEZ and the New York Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) have announced the recipients of the 2017 student scholarships. The $3,000 scholarships will go to Daniel Henry (Tappan Zee High School), Caitlin Holt (Pearl River High School) and Jessica Minker (North Rockland High School). The scholarship is designed to assist high […]
By George J. Dacre Rockland Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Chamber Music Concert is set for June 25 at 4 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack. Guest artist will be pianist Ron Levy, who has played all over the world. Music by Haydn, Schumann and Bach will be performed. Information at rocklandsymphonyorchestra.org. Nyack Arts Walk celebrates […]
BY MARC MOSS In the mid-1970s on Staten Island, countless students were scrambling to prepare for the spring Regents examination, the uniquely New York end-of-the-year test of a high schooler’s wits and memory retention. The best math tutor in the neighborhood was Arnold Birnbaum. He arguably was the best tutor in every subject, his son […]
A Dugout View With Bench Coach Dick Scott By Joe Rini “It gets late out early,” so goes the Yogi Berra-ism about the perils of early-evening shadows in the outfield. Yet, one might say a similar shadow is hanging over the 24-32 Mets, who perilously trailed the first place Nationals by 11.5 games at the […]
Andrew Kolesar, a freshman at North Rockland High School and member of Boy Scout Troop 61, is pursuing an Eagle Scout ranking. His Eagle Scout project is to install flag receptacles at the Haverstraw Town Hall, Town of Haverstraw Police Department and at Bowline Point Park. The purpose of these receptacles is to give his […]