Marc My Words!

Marc Maturo’s official sports column At Provident Bank Park, ‘Doc’ has will, skill to prevail        With a new Can-Am League all-time hits record now under his belt, it’s no wonder that Rockland Boulders veteran first baseman Jerod “Doc” Edmondson continues to dream of a ticket to the big leagues. Edmondson, a Johnson City native […]

A.G. SCHNEIDERMAN SETTLES WITH APPLE IN E-BOOK PRICE-FIXING CASE

AG PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Wednesday announced a settlement with Apple Inc. arising out of Apple’s participation in a price-fixing conspiracy that a federal court in New York found raised the prices of E-books sold to consumers in New York and throughout the country. The settlement agreement, which must […]

The County Executive’s Corner: This Is What Dedication Looks Like

The County Executive’s Corner: This Is What Dedication Looks Like

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day While most of us were sleeping last week, Rockland County’s dedicated first responders crawled through twisted metal, thick brush and pitch black to rescue a trucker from his wrecked tractor trailer. The 18-wheeler crashed through a metal guardrail and careened down an 80-foot embankment, ultimately coming to rest about […]

Poem of the Week: Two Pens

BY HARRY WAITZMAN My second Pen scribbles over the ink of the first with exasperation. I always carry two pens to write with. One is not enough. One may be stolen, the other lies or distorts truths and flags the next revolution. So back to the drawing board. Will it fly and touch all bases […]

Bowe Bergdahl returned to active duty

After several weeks home following five years of captivity in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl returned to active duty on Monday. Bergdahl was the subject of a controversial exchange of prisoners with the Taliban this spring and was called a deserter by soldiers who served with him. Bergdahl is continuing to serve at U.S. […]