“It” is sure to float your boat

“It” is sure to float your boat

BY JOE KUHN At the end of summer, full of underwhelming and underperforming rehashes of decades old properties, Andy Muschietti‘s “It”’s biggest shock lies not in the film’s scares so much as it’s quality. “It” is one of the very rare remakes that not only improves upon the original source material, but also brings new […]

Disability Rights Groups Applaud NY Court of Appeals Assisted Suicide Ruling

Disability Rights Groups Applaud NY Court of Appeals Assisted Suicide Ruling

Disability rights groups applaud today’s New York Court of Appeals unanimous ruling announcing that “we reject plaintiffs’ argument that an individual has a fundamental constitutional right to aid-in-dying . . . . We also reject plaintiffs’ assertion that the State’s prohibition on assisted suicide is not rationally related to legitimate state interests.” Not Dead Yet […]

Rockland County Marks Sept. 11 with Memorial Service

Rockland County Marks Sept. 11 with Memorial Service

Rockland County Executive Ed Day joined family members and residents to remember the people of Rockland County who were killed 16 years ago in the Sept. 11 terror attack. “We are here because we are fulfilling the promise we made that we will never forget what happened on Sept. 11 2001,” the County Executive said […]

ROCKLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES SEASON 8!

ROCKLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES SEASON 8!

  (RYO) has debuted two new groups: a junior string ensemble RYO Appassionata and a senior string ensemble RYO Con Fuoco! Literature to be explored during season 8 with RYO Appassionata includes “Poco Adagio” by Camille Saint Saens, “Dramatic Essay” by Mark Williams, “Dragon Dances” by Soon Hee Newbold, and “Gauntlet “by Mark Williams. Literature to be explored during season 8 with RYO […]

YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN

YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN

Time for Reimer to return BY KATHY KAHN There is a movement growing to return Melissa Reimer-the woman who brought down the house of cards Christopher St. Lawrence built-back to her rightful place as fiscal supervisor of the Town of Ramapo. Her lawyer released a letter this week requesting her return and a public movement has […]