Friday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. Nyack Village Theatre presents Poetry Rising with host Cherie Raglin, spoken word artist and four time nominee for an Arts Council of Rockland County Executive Arts Award, featuring nationally acclaimed NYC Slam Poets Jeanann Verlee, six time National Poetry Slam Semifinalist and Urbana Slammaster and Kyle Rapps, Nuyorican Poets Cafe […]
Press release from NY unions Today, unions representing workers all across the state panned Start Up NY (formerly Tax Free NY) as bad policy that lacks any semblance of basic fairness. Among the provisions included in Start Up NY is a misguided exemption from state income taxes for workers employed by entities covered under the […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column BASEBALL LIFER KEEPS HIS HAND AND MIND IN THE GAME John Verwoert of New City, a self-described “baseball lifer,” is not just blowing smoke into the wind. The retired New York City policeman, who was the assistant baseball coach at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for 22 years, […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Congers – Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack announced at a press conference on June 19 that he and the Clarkstown Town Board would be imposing a new law to encourage utility companies to clear out hazardous double utility poles which obstruct drivers’ line of sight and pose a risk of collapse. “Our goal […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA There have been several attempts by Hollywood to make a quick buck by producing films that rely on crowded casts stuffed with A-listers to get audiences in theater seats, with films such as 2010’s “Valentine’s Day” and 2011’s “New Year’s Eve.” While these films have an abundance of talented actors, the pleasant […]
Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) is calling on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to apologize for his anti-gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, including Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev among a list of victims of gun violence. “Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a terrorist, not a victim,” said Lalor. “He murdered three innocent people and injured scores more. […]