BY ZACHARY JACOMOWITZ Hello, Rockland County! I hope that if you celebrated, you had an enjoyable Christmas. Now with the New Year quickly approaching, it’s time for the all-important New Year’s Eve forecast! Friday: Very cold with mostly cloudy skies. A few flurries are possible. High near 18° after a morning low near 5°. Chance […]
BY E.J. McMAHON Founder and research director, Empire Center You don’t have to be a fan of the federal tax deal to realize its impact on states like New York has been misrepresented by most of its leading political critics. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for example, last week claimed the bill “raises middle-class taxes.” Wrong. Even […]
STONY POINT-Xavier Urena, 34, listed by police as ‘currently homeless,’ was charged last week with burglary in the second degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth following a home burglary and possession of a controlled substance. Stony Point detectives made the arrest shortly after receiving a report of […]
By Tim Miller Photo by Theodore Quintana SAN DIEGO – “We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for the past 75 years. A 2010 Spring Valley High School graduate and Nanuet, New York, native builds and fights around the world as a member […]
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) trains and buses will operate on special schedules during the New Year’s holiday weekend, with lots of extra service to help customers enjoy the three-day weekend and celebrate the New Year. Also for holiday travelers, as part of the Port Authority’s measures to alleviate roadway congestion at LaGuardia Airport during the […]