Rockland County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger is sponsoring a resolution calling upon the State of New York and the State Thruway Authority to name the Spring Valley Toll Plaza in honor the late Armand Miele. Mr. Miele, the former publisher of the Rockland County Times, a civic activist and a real estate developer, passed away on March […]
Gay marriage issue exposes rift between secular and spiritual institutions Past events and statements reveal the newly-elected Pope Francis to have a record of opposition to gay marriage and gay adoption equaling and possibly surpassing that of his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. During his time as archbishop of Buenos Aires, then Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio […]
State pro-gun organizations including SCOPE and NYRSA report that the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has sent this letter to police agencies as originally reported by our friends at NYSRPA. The letter reads: At a time when all of us are finding ourselves doing more with less, a reminder about a resource […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL The color green flooded the streets this past Sunday in Pearl River. Thousands of locals and out-of-towners crowded the sidewalks for the town’s 51st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade sponsored by the Men and Women of the Rockland County Ancient Order of the Hibernians. Although the parade originally […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – Updates on United Water’s proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw were discussed at the Stony Point Town Board’s most recent meeting on March 19, with Supervisor Geoffrey Finn promising a drive for answers on issues surrounding the plant. Finn explained that Stony Point’s town engineer Kevin would be questioning Haverstraw’s […]
BY TOM OSSA March is Irish Heritage Month, and the great Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Pearl River just came and went on March 17. If you’ve ever been to the parade, you might have seen some of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians marching alongside their male counterparts waving to the crowd. Some may […]