MAYOR JASMIN PULLS A SHOCKER

Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin pulled a risky political move against a critic of hers on the town board, playing live on WRCR radio an audio recording of him that he did not know she had. The subject of her wrath was Trustee Anthony Leon, who voted down the village’s budget and harshly criticized the […]

Kevin and Michael Bacon and the Bacon Brothers Band Live at Lycian In Sugarloaf Saturday

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Kevin Bacon, the star of “Footloose” and numerous other Hollywood hits, will appear with his brother Michael and their band, the “Bacon Brothers Band,” in Sugarloaf this weekend. Michael although not a celebrity like his brother, had had success composing music for film and television. As the name implies, the band […]

Copper Wire Theft Alleged Against Stony Point Man

On February 22, 2012 the Clarkstown Police reported a burglary at the Orange & Rockland Utility sub station 195 Rt. 59 West Nyack. Approximately 2,592 linear feet of copper wire valued at approximately $50,000 was taken. Through an extensive investigation on March 28, 2012 Joseph Squillante, age 47, from Stony Point was arrested by the […]

Clarkstown Crime Report

Driving While Intoxicated 4/14/12 On April 14, 2012 at approximately 4:30 p.m. the Clarkstown Police responded to Peterson’s Boatyard Upper Nyack on a report of a motor vehicle accident. The complainant (witness) reported he observed a vehicle traveling a high rate of speed from the pier, loose control of his vehicle and struck a boat […]

Eccher Park Gets an Earth Day Makeover

BY DIANA BIERMAN Community comes together to restore park’s hurricane damage On Sunday afternoon, Stony Point’s Eccher Park came alive with volunteers from five different counties who came to help restore the damage Hurricane Irene wreaked back in August. Each year the Starbucks in New City hosts an Earth Day event. Coming off a successful […]

Titanic: Reconnecting a Century Later

BY DIANA BIERMAN Never let go It’s been 100 years since the RMS Titanic sank in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It was on the fourth day of the Titanic’s maiden voyage from Southampton England to New York City when tragedy struck. On April 14, 1912, at 11:40 p.m., the starboard side of […]