PFC. DENNIS HOGAN, JR. “Our dead are never dead, as long as they are not forgotten” Hogan’s Diner in Orangeburg is famous for its great food, generous portions, and relaxed ambiance. Upon entering, you will pass beneath a street sign touting Pfc. Dennis Hogan, Jr. Ave. While inside, if you look carefully, you […]
Each year millions of motorists, all on their way to someplace else, drive by the intersection of Little Tor and Collyer Roads in New City. It is likely that many of them have noticed that on the other side of the adjacent sidewalk, several feet above street level, and behind an imposing fence, there is […]
Have you ever stumbled upon a story that, at first glance, seems unbelievable but, in the end, turns out to be true — a “fact is stranger than fiction” case? One such story that I recently not only stumbled across, but which caused me to fall flat on my face, figuratively speaking, of course, concerns […]
On a marble memorial in front of the Rockland County Courthouse are 6 columns, each engraved with the names of 40 men – the 240 Rocklanders who died in uniform during WWII. Half-way down the third column appears the name David J. Hirsch, who is the only person from Rockland County who took part in […]
In 2005, when Joe Lynch was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, it was already 40 years since his death. He had twice been the Bantamweight Champion of the World back in the early 1920s, the Roar- ing Twenties, an era known as the Golden Age of Boxing, when boxing was the preeminent […]