CULTURAL FAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE: Annual Greek Festival, Rockland’s largest cultural fair, still going strong after 47 years

CULTURAL FAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE: Annual Greek Festival, Rockland’s largest cultural fair, still going strong after 47 years

BY BRIAN EDSALL Friends, family, food and history are what bring people together every year for Rockland County’s Greek Festival, hosted by the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of West Nyack. Now in its 47th year, the largest cultural festival in Rockland County continues to thrive. “The festival brings together people of all […]

SCENES OF ROCKLAND: Heavenly Sunset, II

SCENES OF ROCKLAND: Heavenly Sunset, II

PHOTO BY MARY J D’URSO A photo of an otherworldly gold and blue sunset captured May 31 by photographer Mary J. D’Urso was featured in Scenes of Rockland last week. A second D’Urso photo shows the sun as it descends that evening and a darker fluorescent violet takes over the sky. A paradisiacal realm briefly […]

SPORTS SPOTLIGHT, BY MARC MATURO

SPORTS SPOTLIGHT, BY MARC MATURO

Suffern HS grad Aviles making his pitch as a pro Count Suffern High School alum Robbie Aviles among those who can truthfully say they love what they are doing. “I love it; wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world,” said Aviles of his professional baseball career, which began right out of high school in 2010 […]

GLASS STEAGALL 2.0: Bipartisan amendment to break up the big banks and rein in Wall Street faces “long odds”

GLASS STEAGALL 2.0: Bipartisan amendment to break up the big banks and rein in Wall Street faces “long odds”

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Walter Jones (NC-03) introduced to the House Rules Committee a bipartisan amendment to H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, which is set to move to the House floor for a vote this week. The Kaptur-Jones amendment removes most of the bill’s current language, which is focused largely on deregulation,” […]