More exciting news from the heavens — a major solar flare that set off Thursday will give metro New York and other areas a very good chance to observe the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) Saturday evening. Few opportunities to see the lights arise in our area. Spread the word to your friends and family. We […]
A man’s sudden demise occurred early Friday morning at a boarding house at 99 East Eckerson Road in the Town of Ramapo. At approximately 3:44 a.m., the Ramapo Police Department responded to the boarding house for the report of a male party who had fallen down the stairs. Upon arrival of the responding officer and emergency […]
A-list celeb Jonah Hill makes an appearance in Garnerville, chats with fans BY MICHAEL RICONDA It was Hollywood on the Hudson in Garnerville all day Monday, as a film crew worked from dawn till dusk at Sparky’s Diner on Route 202. Inside, actor Jonah Hill shot scenes which will be used in the upcoming Brad […]
The Town of Ramapo has announced that a local version of “Antiques Roadshow” will be held at the Town of Ramapo’s Historic Harmony Hall (Jacob Sloat House) on Saturday, April 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. Renowned appraiser Kenneth J. Linsner, A.S.A., will evaluate up to three items for a donation of $20.00 to the […]
William Tucker, author of “Freedom Summer,” says Dr. Henry Heimlich, the 93-year-old inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver, has donated $8,000 of the $35,000 needed to take the play about civil voting rights and murder in Mississippi during the 1960s on a nationwide tour. Tucker and the Shades Reportory Theatre in Haverstraw hope with the help of Kickstarter […]
Two groups of retired military personnel on Monday called on the House to launch a Watergate-style investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. In separate letters to House members, the groups Special Operations Speaks and Operational Security (OpSec), urged support for the resolution introduced by Rep. Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Republican, calling for […]