Timelines: June 28, 2012

Rockland Must Move on After Bailout Fails in Senate Rockland County’s proposal to the New York State Senate for a debt bill allowing them to borrow up to $80 million failed on Thursday, June 21. The State Assembly approved the legislation but the proposal required approval from both houses in order to move up to Governor […]

KEEPIN’ IT CLASSY: Gay Activists Flip Off Reagan During White House Visit

Radical gay friends of President Obama were invited to the White House recently to celebrate Gay Pride Month. Two of those friends, Zoe Strauss, a magazine photographer, and Matt Hart, director of a non-profit, posted photos to their Facebook account which surprisingly featured a double flipping of the bird in front of the official portrait […]

What’s Happening

BY GEORGE J. DACRE – “George M” winds up at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford July 1. “The Music Man” starts July 5. Tickets at 914-592-2222 or broadwaytheatre.com. – “Of Mice And Men” extended at Antrim Playhouse June 29 and 30 both at 8 p.m. Tickets at antrimplayhouse.com. – “The Last Days of Mickey and […]

Hornets finish AAU season at 25-5

Hornets finish AAU season at 25-5

The 6th grade boys team of the Hudson River Hornets AAU basketball club finished the 2012 spring season with a 25-5 record that included four tournament championships and a 18-game win streak. The Hornets captured the championships of the Dowd Memorial Tournament in Central Valley, N.Y., the Miranda Memorial Tournament in Suffern, N.Y., the Crossroads […]

Rockland’s Angel

Law named after young Lauren Shields will save many lives BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA On Friday, June 22, 12-year-old Stony Point resident Lauren Shields visited the Nanuet office of Rockland County Senator David Carlucci to speak about the work she has done to influence the passage of “Lauren’s Law.” After undergoing a successful heart transplant in […]