When it comes to ice cream, Patrizia Santoro is a local expert. The Rockland native had been a longtime fan of the chilly dessert (her favorite flavor being coffee) before opening up Lola’s Ice Cream Korner in Nanuet above her husband’s barber shop. Though the shop opened in May of 2022, Santoro and her family […]
Stage Left Children’s Theater in Tappan may be for kids, but its impact on Rockland County has been anything but small. Founded in 1999 by current Artistic Director Ayn Lauren, the once 25-member, one show per-year company has since evolved into a thriving local theater education system. Stage Left now serves approximately 500 students grades […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on April 25 that Alejandro Perez, 34, of Haverstraw, New York pleaded guilty to Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree (Class B Felony) and Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (Class D Felony) before the Honorable Anne B. Bianchi on April […]
In a March update from the state Gaming Commission, it was revealed that New York will not be considering awarding casino licenses for the downstate region, including New York City, until late 2025. This is a significant delay from the initial expectations of a 2023 decision. The reasons behind the disappointing delay are multiple. Firstly, […]
Ahead of a planned vote by the MTA board on discounts for Metro-North and LIRR riders within the 5 boroughs, Congressmen Pat Ryan and Mike Lawler demanded the MTA extend these discounts to all Metro-North and LIRR riders on Tuesday, April 30. Last month, the MTA approved a much maligned congestion pricing “plan” which will […]
Though the 1973 murder of seven-year-old Stony Point resident Joan D’Alessandro will always be remembered as a tragedy, family and friends of the beloved Brownie scout are still determined to spread some light out of the situation over 50 years later. One such family friend is Ernest Van Den Heuvel, an excavator who was 15 […]