The Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Sons of Italy will host the eighth annual Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival at Tappan Masonic Park Fair Grounds September 14 through the 17. The event draws thousands of people from around the tri-state area during the spectacular four-day celebration of all things Italian and has been recognized as one of […]
Thursday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. The Turning Point Cafe 468 Piermont Ave, Piermont, NY Northern California musicians Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally Band announce their upcoming performance in Piermont, NY at The Turning Point Cafe Thurs. Sept. 14. The all-star band will feature Nell Robinson (vocals, flute), Jim Nunally (guitar & vocals), Jim Kerwin […]
FROM GAS BUDDY Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 28.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.76/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York on Monday. This compares with the national average that has increased 23.8 cents per gallon in the last week to […]
Board of Trustees hosting free reception September 14 RAMAPO – The public is invited to welcome the new President of Rockland Community College, Dr. Michael A. Baston, at a reception Thursday, September 14 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The RCC Board of Trustees is hosting the free event, to be held in the Atrium of […]
PRESS RELEASE—During a session of the Ramapo Town Board last night, members approved he rehiring of Scott Shedler as Town Assessor. A member of the Executive Board of the New York State Assessors Association, Shedler has more than 30 years as an assessor—including more than two decades of serving as Ramapo’s Town Assessor until 2016. […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Let’s talk about the U.S. prison system, shall we? By that I mean the whole shebang: prisons run by the federal government, state jails, local jails and juvenile correctional institutions. And let’s toss in immigration detention facilities, military prisons and the 76 jails on Native American lands. All together, the United States […]