By Lt. Cmdr. Marie Tillery, Navy Office of Community Outreach Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown A 2014 North Rockland High School graduate and West Haverstraw, New York, native is providing a critical maintenance capability to the U.S. Navy’s submarine force in the Pacific as part of a hybrid crew of sailors and civilian […]
BY BARRY WARNER With temperatures expected to reach over 90 degrees this week, fighting fires seems even more heroic than usual! Suffern volunteer firefighters respond to emergencies wearing very heavy equipment in thick, insulated suits that can raise a person’s body temperature above 100 degrees. Because of this, firefighters are at an increased risk of […]
By George J. Dacre Born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1918, Ginny and her husband of 72 years, Bill, ran Malloy’s Pharmacy and Gift Shop in Stony Point. They met at Albright College where Ginny earned a Home Ed degree. She became a certified assistant pharmacist. Among Ginny’s accomplishments was co-founding the Stony Point Ambulance Corps. She […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The Ossapalooza Showcase coming to Charles Eccher Lowland Park in Stony Point on Saturday, September 1. Four bands, food trucks, and an open mic all day. The Frank Occasio Brother Band, Shane From 8 Fingers, Dr. Eric’s Drum Circle and Joe Durso will all be there. The event is a benefit […]
Clarkstown PD August 24 – A 44-year-old victim from West Nyack called the Clarkstown Police to report a fraudulent deposit of a check from his TD Bank account. The victim stated that one morning he dropped an envelope containing a check to pay Sears in the drop box in the West Nyack Village Square. The […]
BY MAURA MONAGHAN The FBI arrested seven people on Wednesday, including six Ramapo residents, for allegedly stealing $14 million from a federally subsidized program meant to provide technology to underprivileged students in local yeshivas. Prosecutors say the seven arrested – Peretz and Susan Klein of Spring Valley, Ben Klein of Monsey, Simon Goldbrener of Monsey, […]