BY DYLAN SKRILOFF AND MICHAEL RICONDA The Weather Channel appears to be going the route of MTV and tabloid magazines. Scantily clad women luring men to click links to articles about global warming. Winter storms named after characters from fantasy novels. It’s enough to make America say, “Just what’s going on??” The above picture of […]
Vijay Patel, owner of Colonel’s Deli in Mt. Ivy. Vijay has a selection of over 20 newspapers at the classic North Rockland shop, including, naturally, the Rockland County Times: North Rockland’s paper since 1888.
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Using actual transcripts, “The Exonerated” at Elmwood Playhouse is presented in narrative form, with the accused telling their stories of being unfairly or inaccurately accused of crimes including murder, often serving decades in prison before finally being exonerated by use of DNA or confessions by other people. Elmwood makes an excellent […]
BY GEORGE DACRE James Lugo, who in the real world is an investment consultant with Morgan Stanley, and Mary Jane Bray, making her first appearance at Antrim Playhouse, star in this saga about a financial battle over a sagging company owned by Andrew “Jorgy” Johansen. Johansen is played by Donal Lehane with Lugo as Lawrence […]
BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN For the eighth consecutive year Nyack College paid tribute to the memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King with its annual Social Justice Day Luncheon held on January 18 at the Nyack Seaport. A special awards ceremony was held honoring persons who have contributed in the areas of education and social […]
BY ROBERT MORRISON I vividly remember January 22, 1973 . Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated for a second term. That thought depressed me. Lyndon Johnson, a virtual exile in Texas , died of a heart attack. And the news of a breakthrough in negotiations to end the Vietnam War commanded attention. It seemed we […]