Andrew Cuomo made an appearance in Stony Point yesterday for a committee meeting on Hurricane Sandy recovery. Curiously, though Cuomo advertised the meeting as “Open Press” in a bulletin sent to local press, his security team nearly cancelled the entire event when he found individuals advertising it on the Internet. According to notices sent out […]
On September 12, 2013, the Historic Lafayette Theater in Suffern will be joining businesses across the country, who are participating in Freedom Day USA. Freedom Day is a national event designed to thank the members of the military, veterans and their immediate families for their service to America. Each business participant is providing a thank […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – A former coordinator for Rockland County’s Road to Recovery Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) pled guilty on September 3 to receiving a bribe from a program participant. Hulen Ginn, 41 of Valley Stream, NY, pled guilty to third degree bribery for taking a $1,000 payment from Tyler Bloomenfeld, […]
The George Washington of Chestnut Ridge to be honored by villagers Former longtime mayor of Chestnut Ridge, Jerome Kobre, will have his 27 years of service and dedication to the village commemorated at a dedication ceremony Sunday, September 15 at 1 p.m. Residents will gather at Chestnut Ridge Village Park for the ceremony, which honor’s […]
John Eccleston of Open Gate Marketing revealed on social media this week that the Palisades, NY (Rockland County) burger and shake shop The Filling Station will be opening a location in Haverstraw at the old OTB building in front of the Samsondale Plaza. The Filling Station in Palisades has received plaudits from food critics including […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF In late July, Haverstraw highway superintendent candidate Barry Berman, a former treasurer of the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps and former member of the town Architectural Review Board, was arrested and charged with felony coercion and larceny for allegedly attempting to solicit a $3,000 payoff from fellow candidate John Piperato in return for Berman […]