Sisters Vittoria Valentin and Gabriella Cosentino first noticed something different about their father, Bruno Cosentino, about nine years ago. “It started right around the time he was about 61. I was at the dinner table with him, and he asked me to pass him the salt, and the salt was right in front of him […]
A legends’ legacy left behind. Whether you are a die hard fan of baseball, or just enjoy the sport from time to time, you will know the name Babe Ruth. If you look on Fanduel’s MLB fantasy picks, you won’t see his name, but you will likely see a few players who are desperately […]
This is part two of a several part series depicting the life, events and wisdom of local Civil Rights heroine, Dr. Frances Pratt. Dr. Pratt, of Nyack, sat down with The Rockland County Times to share her rise from a child growing up in the segregated south to the first African-American head nurse at […]
Parents of preschoolers have had to make some major adjustments since New York first shut down in March, 2020. Liana Sargsyan-Quinn was among them, with an added responsibility: she’s an essential worker who provides care for working parents’ toddlers. When Sargsyan-Quinn sought a preschool for her own first-born daughter and could not find a comfortable […]
A routine assembly in the town of Haverstraw took a nasty turn last week when a village resident publicly threatened a group of his fellow citizens. Rockland County Legislators Michael Grant and Jay Hood Jr. said the comments made during a public hearing on a proposed synagogue in Haverstraw were wrong and have no […]
Assemblyman Mike Lawler is unhappy with New York State’s Parole Board. During his time in office Lawler has criticized the state’s perceived leniency, as the board granted early releases to some of Rockland’s most notorious criminals including Robert McCain and Richard LaBarbera, the men responsible for the murder of Paula Bohovesky, and David Gilbert, […]