From New York State Bar Association ALBANY, NY — The New York State Bar Association this week renewed its call for significant reductions in the use of solitary confinement of inmates and new protocols for separating violent and nonviolent prisoners. “New York’s correctional system makes too much use of solitary confinement,” said State Bar President […]
The Ramapo Film Festival will feature a special screening of the murder/mystery film “Laura” on Saturday, May 10 at the Lafayette Theater in Suffern, starting at 11:30 a.m. In commemoration of Mother’s Day, all local mothers will be admitted free of charge. “The Benmosche Family and the Town of Ramapo are proud to salute America’s […]
The General Warren Emergency Company of Haverstraw is honoring residents who perished from the village in World War Two by dedicating a bronze plaque at the south east corner of the Clock Park on New Main St. and Maple Avenue in the Village of Haverstraw, adjacent to Village Hall. Joseph P. Gordon, a WW2 Vet […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced the launch of the New York State Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program, which will encourage the best and brightest high school students to pursue high-demand, high-tech careers and build their future in New York. The program provides a full SUNY or CUNY tuition scholarship to […]
BY BILL DEMAREST PEARL RIVER – Orangetown police are investigating a lewd incident that took place Monday afternoon in the parking lot of a Pearl River shopping center. Police said an 18-year-old woman was walking home from school through the lot of the ShopRite supermarket at about 2:45 p.m. when she saw a man siting […]
Adam Chanler Berat, formerly of New City, will be back on Broadway in New York City soon in a new play called “Fly By Night,” opening in June. He will also appear in “Fortress Of Solitude,” which he has performed in public theater in Texas for the past three months. Berat, son of Bert and […]