Town attorneys fear rule may be unprecedented and spark costly legal battles BY ROBERT KNIGHT City Editor A controversial and potentially landmark item on the Orangetown Town Board’s agenda forTuesday, May 16 is expected to draw a large crowd and an extended debate. A public hearing will be held at 8:15 […]
Attorney left his mark on Rockland County with diverse accomplishments BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Rockland attorney William A. Gerard, who represented many clients without regard to payment, passed away on April 20 at Good Samaritan Hospital after collapsing on the soccer field due to heart issues during his adult league game. William Gerard resided in Snedings Landing […]
PRESS RELEASE Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) honored Diane Serratore, executive director of People to People Food Pantry as a 2017 Woman of Distinction. Serratore will be in Albany for an event with honorees from each of the Senate’s 63 districts. People to People is Rockland County’s largest food pantry working to help struggling Rocklanders through […]
BY BARRY WARNER While no two firefighters are alike, all exercise self-sacrifice in their commitment to the service. This week’s Unsung Hero, Emily Atar, embodies the increased role women have taken in the firefighting service in recent years. Atar has been an active member of the Spring Valley Fire Department for over five years and […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Forty Open Artists studios is ready to be explored in the Garner Arts Center Festival May 20-21, 2017,from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. each day, rain or shine. The Center, at 55 Railroad Avenue in Garnerville, is now operating in its 14th year, and expects 4,000-6,000 people at the event. There, people can […]
Review of Guardians of the Galaxy BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA Almost three years ago, director James Gunn gave us a refreshing dose of weirdness to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his superhero space adventure, “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which was based on the Marvel Comics by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and it won us over […]