BY MICHAEL RICONDA Though human trafficking has received significant attention over the past few years, a different form of slavery has gone largely unnoticed in the African country of Mauritania. The country, which is located on Africa’s West Coast, has a long-standing and disturbingly prevalent tradition of slavery. Cultural practices in the nation sustain a […]
On Tuesday, August 28, the police were chasing Anthony O. Nash of Stony Point, a man wanted on felony drug charges, but Eddie B. Lopez of Haverstraw mistakenly thought they were chasing him because he had stolen a car. Both men are now in the Rockland County jail. Lopez, 22, crashed into a police car […]
On Monday, August 27, M&T Bank Corp. announced it would be buying Hudson City Bancorp, the parent company of Hudson City Savings Bank, for $3.7 billion. The deal is expected to close next year. It will give M&T an additional 135 branches in three states, the fourth retail market share in New Jersey and move […]
New York State Senator Shirley Huntley of Queens was indicted on charges of conspiracy, tampering with evidence and falsifying business records. She pled not guilty in court on Monday, August 27 and plans to fight the charges. Huntley, who represents Jamaica, Laurelton and South Ozone Park in Queens, was arrested for costing taxpayers more than […]
Eleven years ago, on September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked when hijakers crashed a plane into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City at 8:46 a.m. At 9:03 a.m., another plane collided into the south tower. At 9:37 a.m., a third plane then crashed into the Pentagon building. […]
Nanuet raised Steven Ercolino, 41, was shot and killed by a disgruntled ex-employee near Empire State Building in N.Y. on Friday, August 24. Ercolino was the vice president at Hazan Import Corp., a clothing and accessories importer, where Jeffrey Johnson, 53, had been laid off from about a year ago. Ercolino had moved from Nanuet […]