New Cellphone? You’re a Target

BY DIANE DIMOND Are you and your family among those who can’t wait to get their hands on one of the new Apple iPhone 5s? Have you already gotten yours? If so, well, congratulations! You’ve just added yourself to a growing number of potential robbery victims being targeted in sprees sprouting up nationwide. Sorry to […]

GILLIBRAND DUCKING DEBATES

To the Editor, With most New Yorkers’ attention focused on the presidential election, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s debate-ducking is flying under the radar. To date, Gillibrand’s opponent Wendy Long has accepted five separate debate requests while Kirsten Gillibrand has agreed to only one, which will only air in upstate New York and New York City, ignoring […]

Lowdown on North Rockland School Board Meeting 9/25

BY MICHAEL CAHILL The North Rockland Central School District Committee of the Whole met Tuesday afternoon at the administration building for their regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting opened with an announcement by school board president Deborah Gatti that the board is now going paperless for their meetings. Gatti briefly talked about the new software they […]

FEMA Provides Grant for Mahwah River Reconstruction

BY CANDACE RIVERA This week’s Ramapo Town Hall meeting was short and to the point, including reconstruction plans for the embankments of the Mahwah River and ideas to go green. To the relief of many residents, the Mahwah River area has been tapped by FEMA for reconstruction due to Hurricane Irene. The plan is already […]

What’s Happening — 9/27

BY GEORGE J. DACRE – The Lima at Shades Repertory presents “Dive Bar”, a play by Chuck Orsland and directed by Joe Albert Theatre at the Central Presbyterian Church in Haverstraw at 8 p.m. on October 11,12,13,18,19, and 20. For tickets and information call: 845 675 8044. – Geoff Tate, the voice of Queensryche and […]