Letter to Editor: RETIREE SAYS RCT IS “SO GOOD”
To the Editor, So good. Congratulations on publishing a wonderful and informative newspaper. George Parness Retired and formerly of Suffern
Fourth Annual Blood Drive in Memory of Jimmy McNicholas on Feb 25, 2013
Jimmy McNicholas was born and raised in Garnerville, and attended St. Gregory Barbarigo, Albertus Magnus, and RCC. He was a son, a brother, an uncle, and a friend… until he was killed by a hit‐and‐run driver in Pearl River on May 31, 2009. Let’s not forget this kind Rockland man whose killer has still not […]
COLLEGE SPORTS NOTEBOOK 2/7/13
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest to marcmaturo@aol.com. These Rockland CC teams are bound for glory Playoff-bound; bound for glory; or perhaps even better […]
New Flower Shop Opens Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Just in time for 2013’s Valentine’s Day, Lynch’s Flowers has opened at 64 Route 9W in Haverstraw on February 1, beginning business as a local establishment with deep roots in the community. The shop is owned and operated by Jerry Lynch, a fourth generation North Rockland native from Haverstraw and one of […]
STONY POINT RESIDENT ROBERT SHAW NAMED COO OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GROUP
Robert Shaw of Stony Point has recently been named chief operating officer at Children’s and Women’s Physicians of Westchester, LLP (CWPW), the largest group of pediatric and medical specialists of its kind in the Greater New York region. The announcement was made by Gerard Villucci, CEO of CWPW. “The addition of the chief operating officer […]
Poem: Bones
BY HARRY WALTZMAN I live between the bones of my body, and take false steps frequently. My surgeon says, two of my vertebrae kiss and cause spasms in my back. In the morning I always squeak until the sun rises and warms my bones The latest pain killers make me worry about side effects to […]