Is the Giants season over?

BY CHAYIM TAUBER That question goes a long way in determining whether or not former first round pick Hakeem Nicks remains a Giant. Nicks in his fifth season with the Giants is already in the top 10 on the Giants all-time receivers list and was well on his way to challenging for the top spot […]

Karben Muses on Casino Impacts

Editorial by Former Assmbly Ryan Karben New York voters will decide whether to bet on expanded casino gambling as a jackpot for state government coffers and economically adrift upstate communities. I support the proposed November election referendum that would authorize the gambling, but Westchester and Rockland residents will bear many of the costs of any […]

CONFIRMATION CELEBRATION IN VALLEY COTTAGE!

CONFIRMATION CELEBRATION IN VALLEY COTTAGE!

BY JEANINE RIPPA St. Paul School, Valley Cottage, held its Confirmation last Friday, October 11, 2013. Sr. Stepehn Gerard, O.P. is principal of the school. Most Reverend Dominick Lagonegro was the main celebrant for the mass.

PUDDIN’ DON’T

PUDDIN’ DON’T

Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.    

Orangetown Ponders Tax Cap Compliance

Jobs, staffing, composting top Tuesday Agenda BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Orangetown Town Board was pleased with itself three weeks ago when it announced that it would keep its property tax increase to only 1.9 percent next year, meaning the town would just barely skirt New York State’s mandate to keep […]

An Unwanted Houseguest: Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs Land in Rockland

An Unwanted Houseguest: Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs Land in Rockland

BY CHERYL SLAVIN There’s an old saying that fish and unwanted houseguests both start to stink after three days. Now there’s a new kind of unwanted guest arriving at our doors that can start to smell a whole lot sooner—the brown marmorated stink bug. First officially identified in Allentown, PA in 2001, this invasive species […]