On February 22nd, Sherjan Ahmad will be bringing a fresh cultural experience to Rockland – Sufi Rock. Ahmad, a proud Rocklander, has had his band’s music featured on the BBC Radio Top 5 and has toured around North America, Dubai and Pakistan. He seems to be most excited to share his roots with his home […]
Rockland Community College (RCC) is celebrating Black History Month with enriching and engaging events throughout the month of February with a focus on the theme “African Americans and Labor – Strength, Resilience, and Progress,” honoring the vital role Black workers have played in shaping the nation’s economic, social, and cultural landscape. From the forced labor […]
President Trump made good on a promise to end New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan on Wednesday, revoking support granted by The Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the toll. In a letter penned by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, the federal government announced it’s decision to “terminate” approval of the congestion pricing program, which […]
Protestors gathered outside of Mike Lawler’s (R, NY17) Pearl River office on Wednesday demanding that the Congressman take a stance against cuts to federal spending enacted by the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk. Lawler faces pressure from both the federal Republican establishment pushing to enact large scale cuts to the […]
NY Basketball Midterms Bring A Mixed Bag of Grades.. On the weekend of the Super Bowl, the two basketball teams in town with massive aspirations to do big things come the Spring took center stage on Friday and Saturday Night respectively. On Friday night, St Johns traveled to Storrs Connecticut to take on UCONN, the […]
Good morning, Jon. I’m requesting your assistance in possibly identifying this antique Dodge City Marshal badge. I had purchased it sometime around 1970 from an antique store in New Mexico. I had completely forgot about it until I started reading your weekly column. A bell went off in my head. So, after searching high and […]