The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board is considering changes to fares, tolls, and ticketing policies that would, if implemented, raise prices for commuters using the Pascack Valley Line. The MTA’s current proposal would raise the cost of a one way ticket from Spring Valley to NYC from $11.45 to $11.70: the cost of a weekly […]
Covid-19, which shut down New York for months in 2020, continues to rear its ugly head in one form or another five years after hitting America’s shores. The Willows at Ramapo, formerly Ramapo Manor, was purchased by CareRight in 2016 and underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation by its new owners, reopening in 2017. A recent outbreak […]
I think it’s fair to say for a month plus, the narrative around NY Baseball and panic has been front and center around the New York Yankees. Totally fair, totally justified might I add… However, over the past month, The New York Mets have basically said “Hold my beer” to their crosstown rivals. The Mets […]
How this team of Rockland rowers are working to redefine the sport for the better Dominican University’s rowing team may be small, but it is quickly making waves. Under the leadership of head coach Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky – a lifelong Rockland County resident and former varsity rower at Cornell – the team has earned competitive success […]
Greetings Jon. Please help us with the item we have sent you pictures of. We inherited it several years ago from our in-laws. As can be seen, it is sterling silver, large and very elegant. We recently took it to a local auction house for an appraisal. We were told it was a champagne cooler, […]
Americans used to promote the welfare of others Any serious student of the democracies of the past, including our own once-consensual system of government, gets the distinct impression that this political system is all about citizens promoting the welfare of others. Usually that includes one’s spouse, friends, children and grandchildren, co-workers and colleagues, neighbors, and […]