First of its kind in Rockland County BY CHERYL SLAVIN About 100 medical staff, hospital executives and members of the public gathered last Thursday to celebrate the completion of Good Samaritan Hospital’s new Ambulatory Surgery Center, the latest in a series of upgrades for the medical facility. The first wholly separate ambulatory center to open […]
A line of thunderstorms Thursday evening was especially harsh on North Rockland, causing a spate of damage from Hoyer’s Ice Cream Shop in West Haverstraw to Holt Dr., Hoke Dr. and the Aldi/Rite-Aid shopping center in Stony Point. Trees were uprooted, at least two homes had roofs ripped off and Frances Hoyer of the ice […]
Start up or start over? Assemblyman trounces Cuomo’s “tax free” plan BY KATHY KAHN Start-Up New York–the economic program the Legislature passed it into law (S5903-2013) before it left for summer break–has Assemblyman Kieran Lalor raising a ruckus over its cost. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been touring the state with the message that it would […]
It’s what Rockland has been waiting for, great new stores without the hassle of the Palisades Center Mall. Simon Group has announced over 80 percent of the stores that will take residence at the new Shops at Nanuet, located at the site of the old Nanuet Mall, due to open this fall. Here is what […]
City of Seattle is discouraging the use of offensive language few seem to find offensive BY MICHAEL RICONDA In an apparent example of political correctness taken to an extreme, the City of Seattle is now advising its public information officials against the use of the phrases “brown bag” and “citizen,” arguing they have negative connotations […]
BY HARRY WAITZMAN My eyes caught shadows humming above crab grass as mosquitoes sought refuge on necks and foreheads. I am gentle with insects and all slimy things. I stuffed a baby frog in a bottle and tried to revive it with prayers when it stopped breathing. It was no time for tears, but to […]