Dear Editor, Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler was confronted at a Washington bar by the son of a sitting U.S. senator, who launched into a ten-minute antisemitic tirade, including, by the Congressman’s account, the statement that he hates Jews and gays and doesn’t care if they die. As a Jewish resident of Rockland County, I […]
Real Families. Real Struggles. By Dr. Max Rossi Please welcome our newest columnist, Dr. Max Rossi. Dr. Rossi grew up in Garnerville and graduated from North Rockland High School in 1977, attended Rockland Community College in Suffern, and graduated with a B.A. from The King’s College in Briarcliff manor. Dr. Rossi worked his way through […]
Living For the Fallen This is not an easy holiday for those of us who lost friends and family members in service. It does not matter if you can still see their faces when you close your eyes or if it’s been so long you have forgotten their voice, we still feel their loss. This […]
Brad Bird’s debut feature was a box office failure and a critical success, and twenty-six years later, it remains one of the best animated films ever made. Set during the Cold War paranoia of 1957, the film follows Hogarth Hughes, a nine-year-old in a small Maine town who discovers a fifty-foot robot that fell from […]
By Matt Veronesi Life can get pretty hectic sometimes, and the other day was no different. After a long day at work, followed by coaching my son Anthony’s baseball game, I was ready to settle in and relax for the evening watching television. Then life threw us a curveball. My mom tripped over one of […]
Memorial Day in the United States is one of the most solemn and important days of the year. It’s a day of remembrance set aside to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our great nation. As always, the Town of Clarkstown will pay homage to our fallen heroes through […]