In February 2024, long-time employee Lindsay Owen bought the Maria Luisa Boutique in Nyack. Since then, she has rebranded and relaunched the store with the name “By Land and Sea.” Although the store was relaunched this March, the ideas behind By Land and Sea’s brand are the culmination of years of Lindsay Owen working in […]
With 98 submissions, Elmwood Playhouse had their pick of the litter when it came to selecting local plays to feature in their second annual One Act Festival. Seven of those 98 original one acts were selected for 2025, with each one running from eight to eighteen minutes. This restricted time frame was chosen purposefully to […]
In September of 2021, one Rockland eighth grader received a diagnosis no eighth grader should ever receive. Carlos “Coca” Bernard was diagnosed with leukemia. Two years later, Coca and his family received yet another blow when Coca was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). In an interview with the […]
Opinion by Jacqui Drechsler On 9/5/24, Governor Hochul hosted state agencies and the nuclear industry to announce her and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Draft Blue Print for Nuclear Energy and NY State. The public demanded a public comment period. Several Legislators and over 100 groups representing thousands of New […]
During a public hearing on Tuesday July 8, residents of Stony Point weighed in on a proposed local law that would temporarily halt construction on certain homes in the village. Stony Point Supervisor Jim Monaghan opened the forum during a regular meeting of the town board, summarizing the measure as a stop gag against overdevelopment […]
The Grand Jury of Rockland County has voted an indictment against Nelson Morales, 45, of Cliffside Park, NJ charging him with Robbery in the First Degree and Kidnapping in the Second Degree. Morales is scheduled to be arraigned today, July 9th, 2025, before the Honorable Kevin J. Russo at 2:00 p.m. in the County Court […]