The West Point Band will kick off its “Music under the Stars” concert series with a performance in honor of the 242nd Army Birthday on Saturday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Trophy Point Amphitheater at West Point. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will move indoors to Eisenhower Hall Theatre. This […]
By Col. Andrew J. Smith As I was formulating my plans for the next installment of this series I was given the suggestion to take a look at a new place in Stony Point named, “Playa Cancun”. Not being very familiar with Mexican fare it would be a change of pace, but then I am […]
To the Editor, Governor Cuomo’s announcement of a $1.5 billion initiative for renewable energy projects in New York State is a commendable move considering recent national actions on climate change, but it raises serious questions about his recent bailout of the nuclear industry. If a $1.5 billion investment into the renewable industry will create 40,000 […]
PEARL RIVER – United Way of Rockland County (UWRC) has named Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) its Top Corporate Donor for its successful fundraising drive that this year raised over $150,000 to support United Way programs. O&R achieved this year’s United Way campaign results by combining a dynamic fund-raising drive partnership between the Company […]
The Congers Civic Association will celebrate its 35th anniversary tonight (Thursday, June 8) with a birthday party at the hamlet’s Veterans Memorial Association building on Lake Road, adjacent to the firehouse. Open to the public free of charge, the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. President Gerry O’Rourke says the group started in the spring of 1982 and continues strong […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It’s been a long time since I’ve been in school or gotten a grade on a test. I nearly forgot the satisfaction you feel when you work hard and then see your hard work recognized by an objective set of standards. I felt that satisfaction last week when […]