Stationed right off the Palisades Interstate Pkwy, historic buildings of the former residential institution Letchworth Village stand watch. A driveway snaking through the village culminates in what is now The Patriot Lounge. Between Robert McFadden, Michael McFadden and Chef Peter Mueller Jr., the three Rocklanders have brought into being a multifaceted space suitable for any […]
Catherwood, La Burt individual champions; Albertus Magnus’ Long Red Line honored The Pearl River alumni emerged with a close victory in the men’s division while the Monroe-Woodbury women romped to an uncontested triumph during the 41st edition of the Bill Markiewicz Memorial Rockland County Alumni Cross Country Run, held Saturday, Nov. 30 at Bear Mountain […]
With the weather cooling down, memories of sun soaked vacation days are feeling more and more distant. At a newly opened Piermont restaurant, however, those memories are suddenly within grasp. Trata on the River conjures up the European vacation feeling, no passport needed. Their modern-Greek dining room is encased by white washed walls, with greenery […]
The Bear Mountain Bridge is now 100 years old. On November 27, 1924, Mary Harriman, mother of Roland Harriman, President of the Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge Company, helped preside over the formal opening day ceremonies with the bridge being officially opened to traffic on Thanksgiving Day. The bridge was the first vehicular river crossing […]
A reporter, an Irishman and a priest walk into a pub… What sounds like the beginnings of a joke was actually the beginnings of a heartwarming story centered around the spirit of Christmas and community. In 2021, Father Peter Smutelovic of St. John the Baptist Church in Hillsdale was searching for ways to start re-engaging […]
Last week, the Ramapo Police Department responded to East Eckerson Road in the Town of Ramapo for the report of gunshots fired. Upon the officers arrival, evidence was recovered, indicating that at least 9 shots were fired from a passing vehicle. No victims were reported to have been struck and no one was injured. Through […]