Lugo’s a Bright Spot in a Bleak Season By Joe Rini Perseverance, hardwork, and attitude matter. They certainly mattered for Mets pitcher Seth Lugo. The odds of a 34th round draft pick making the major leagues can sometimes seem as daunting as a 34-year old accountant making the major leagues. Only one player selected in […]
Decapitated Animals Connected to Caribbean Religion The recently discovered decapitated animals found in Pomona are believed to have been part of a Santeria ritual, professed experts told the Journal News this week. Santeria is “a pantheistic religion with West African roots that migrated to the Caribbean via the slave trade,” where it combined with Roman Catholicism. […]
To the Editor, The political trend in The United States is to elect the un-politician. How C. Scott Vanderhoef, a politician with a questionable success rate, believes he deserves another chance at elected office is beyond me. While he held the county executive position, his budgets were prepared in crayon and year after year he grossly over-estimated […]
Originally published July 10 by the Albany Times Union By Richard A. Brown, Commentary The topic of discipline of prosecutors has generated considerable attention in recent years. What is frequently forgotten, however, is that prosecutors, like all attorneys, remain subject to the grievance and disciplinary procedures in each of our four Appellate Divisions. Just two weeks […]
The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office arrested Anne Marie Messiano, 57, of Pearl River, Thursday afternoon following an investigation into the incident that took place on Saturday, June 30. The incident happened on Transport of Rockland (TOR) bus #235 operating in service for TOR Route #92. Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office conducted interviews and gathered evidence […]
On July 4th, 2018 at approximately 11:00 am the Spring Valley Police responded to 16 North Main Street for a report of a possible stabbing. Upon arrival police immediately found a male victim with multiple stab wounds to his torso. The investigation revealed that the incident may have actually taken place around the corner on […]