A history lesson in modern-day horse racing events Britain is considered to be the birthplace of many of the world’s much-loved sports, and one of those is horse racing. The kind of horse racing events that we see drawing huge numbers of spectators and bettors in today’s era actually originated in the U.K. It […]
Last week, Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) spoke during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing, advocating for improved commuter rail in Rockland County, including a one-seat train ride from Rockland into New York City. “As Congress considers legislation to build and improve our infrastructure for a more sustainable future, commuter rail must be an important […]
By: Sean King On April 17, Keep Rockland Beautiful held town cleanups in Piermont, Nanuet, and Spring Valley, as a part of The Great American Cleanup’s Earth Day celebrations. Piermont annually rallies its residents to get involved with the village’s efforts to reduce the pollution that is detrimental to local bird and fish populations […]
On Monday night religious leaders of every denomination gathered in solidarity on Nyack’s Main Street to memorialize Daunte Wright, a young father was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer during a traffic stop last Sunday. Hezekiah Easter Park was adorned with pictures of not only Wright but other recent victims of police brutality as […]
The 2021 baseball season is a little over a week old, so naturally overreactions are running wild. It’s the nature of the beast, it is par for the course. Some overreactions are totally overblown. For example, the Yankees lineup is not going to continue to stink throughout the regular season the way it has […]
The Nanuet train station is officially under renovation. On Monday, April 19, Metro-North Railroad began construction on a new platform shelter and a host of other improvements to the site which provided transportation for the more than 600 customers daily in 2019. “Our attention always remains on our customers and our West of Hudson riders […]