Stony Point resident Christopher Owens, 47, is asking for forgiveness following a guilty plea to four counts of criminal mischief. On December 15, Stony Point PD arrested Owens, alleging that he twice smashed his mother’s cell phone to prevent her from calling for assistance during a domestic disturbance. Owens’ case received extra attention because it was initially reported by SPPD that he was wanted in […]
By Sherly Jourdain There is a Chinese proverb: a picture is worth ten thousand words; that could not be any truer of the picture that Linda Fagan hands me of her mother, Theresa Walsh. She stands about average height, with shiny blonde hair neatly tucked in a French bun, while the long fuchsia dress hugs […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The play “Stick Fly” written by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Joe Albert Lima to show at Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, weekends March 9 through April 7. A ‘dramedy’ that explores complex and intertwining issues of family, trust and class in an affluent African-American family. Info: 845-353-1313 or www.elmwoodplayhouse.com. Orangeburg […]
Nyack volunteer firefighter David Jahnes died on Monday Dec. 18 from a heart attack after responding to an emergency call at a bank that morning. He was responding to a call regarding noxious fumes at the Chase Bank in Nyack when he fell ill after getting off of the fire truck. He complained of shortness […]
Student-athlete Katelyn Tuohy has been honored by the Rockland County Legislature for her exceptional achievements in the classroom and on the cross-country trails. Katelyn, a sophomore at North Rockland High School, is the No. 1 high school female cross-country runner in nation. “Katelyn makes all of us proud,” Legislator Michael Grant said. “Her accomplishments to […]
By Kathy Kahn During the Roaring 20s, New York created its first public authority—The Port Authority of New York. Since then, that bloated agency has been joined by over 600 “authorities” – a swamp where funding allocated to a specific authority often ends up underwriting unrelated state projects outside its purview. With New York’s state-funded debt […]
