Haverstraw Town Hall will be the site of a new Medal of Honor monument, town officials have announced. On Thursday, June 8 at 11 a.m. there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the project, which is expected to completed this fall. Haverstraw is the home of three Medal of Honor recipients: Richard Smith, Nick Erickson and Michael […]
COPS: Bad Employees Try to Wash Boss’s Money On May 24 at 10 p.m., police responded to a burglary call at the Route 59 Car Wash in West Nyack. The business was closed for the day and a witness reported suspicious people near the business. Two suspects were found inside the building with over $400 […]
You may have seen pictures of military servicemen and women on banners around Clarkstown this Memorial Day weekend. The town is participating in a military tribute banner program designed to honor the veterans of participating communities all over the United States. Each banner features the photo of a local serviceman or woman and is sponsored […]
PHOTO BY MARY J D’URSO Is that a mere sunset or a glimpse into heaven? Local photographer Mary J. D’Urso captured this dazzling image of Wednesday night’s sunset at a North Rockland marina. The interplay of color, layers of scenery and unique cloud formations cause an otherworldly feel. D’Urso has captured plenty of amazing images over the […]
Local political figures must disavow Ramapo 5 and those who nominate them or they tacitly support them By Chris Day, Candidate for Orangetown Supervisor Recently, five Ramapo county legislators, elected via the overwhelming force of the “bloc vote” controlled by the leaders of the Hasidic community and their developer allies, decided to disregard the fact […]
The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 333 continued the 30-year Rockland County tradition of lighting midnight watchfires at locations around the county midnight May 30, the traditional Memorial Day. The fires, lit up this year at Bowline Point Park in Haverstraw, Eugene Levy Memorial Park on Route 45 in Pomona, the top of Clausland Mountain […]