The Jokes Were Silent, the Laughs Were Loud at Rivertown Filmโ€™s Tenth Anniversary Celebration

By Carolyn Johnson Rivertown Film celebrated its tenth anniversary on December 15 at The Nyack Center with two silent film classics and a performance by village resident and master of physical comedy Bill Irwin. This uniquely talented actor whose many credits include โ€œMister Noodleโ€ on Sesame Street and Broadwayโ€™s โ€œWaiting for Godotโ€ and โ€œWhoโ€™s Afraid […]

Every Day Should be Small Business Day

BY CAROLYN JOHNSON, LIFESTYLE EDITOR I am most grateful and excited that I was recently hired as the Lifestyle Editor at The Rockland County Times, the independent local Rockland newspaper that Armand Miele managed to save from bankruptcy in the 1990s. I look forward to engaging with you via the newspaper, website and Facebook page, […]

Armand Miele Named Italian-American of the Year!

The Rockland County Columbus Association, which conducts the annual Columbus Day parade in Rockland County, has named Rockland County Times publisher emeritus Armand Miele “Italian-American of the Year” and has named New York State Senator David Carlucci “Grand Marshall” of this year’s Columbus Day parade. The parade which had been in North Rockland for the […]

THE ANARCHIST BASTARD: GROWING UP ITALIAN IN AMERICA

THE ANARCHIST BASTARD: GROWING UP ITALIAN IN AMERICA

Joanna Clapps Hermanโ€™s grandfather Vito, who inspired the title for this sprawling, vibrant memoir, was a figure who will seem instantly familiar to anyone who grew up in an Italian-American family, and who will intrigue anyone who didnโ€™t. โ€œAnarchism comes from the Greek, meaning without government. Like so many first-born males in Italy, what he […]