Jane Aguilar Murphy may be an employee for Rockland County, but her real passion is birds—bald eagles, to be exact. The nature-lover’s fascination with these creatures runs so deep that she recently wrote and published “Hi, My Name is Skye,” a children’s book documenting a real baby bald eagle’s journey to leaving the nest with […]
On the night of Wednesday, January 3, a shocked and saddened Clarkstown community gathered at Germonds Park to honor the memory of Ornella, Gabriel and Liam Morgan with a candlelight vigil and memorial wall. Arranged by friends of the family, approximately 1,000 community members, elected officials and community leaders attended to show their respect for […]
Tragedy unfolded in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 30 when officers from the Clarkstown Police Department conducted a wellness check on a residence in New City, only to find a deceased family of four. The decedents were all identified as members of the Morgan family: Watson Morgan (age 49), Ornela Morgan (43), and […]
While most people spend August enjoying the dog days of summer, 89-year-old Tappan resident Vincent “Vinnie” Barrasi—commonly referred to as “Grandpa Vinnie” by neighborhood locals—is already hard at work preparing for his favorite season: Christmas. For the past decade, the retired Bronx bus driver has spent August through October putting up an extravagant light […]
There aren’t many places one can stumble upon a taxidermied mouse snorting lines of fake cocaine, but at Suffern consignment shop ‘Wow! That’s Unusual,’ unique treasures can be found in spades. Owned by small-business entrepreneur Steve Kaufman, the 14-year-old enterprise boasts an extensive collection of specialized items, including—but certainly not limited to—records, sports memorabilia, vintage […]
Healthy eating can be notoriously difficult, but it doesn’t have to be! New City’s Peach Pit Bowl Shop & Kitchen, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in November, boasts a tasty selection of acai bowls, smoothies and juices, along with a host of vegan, gluten-free and low-carb items. Co-founders Shannon and Dave Bagatta—a former health restaurant […]