Stony Point Planning Board Moves Waterfront Public Hearing to Zoom

Stony Point Planning Board Moves Waterfront Public Hearing to Zoom

By Kathy Kahn   Ongoing CoVid-19 concerns has moved Stony Point Planning Board’s October 22 public hearing on Monsey developer Eli Hershkowitz’s waterfront property back to Zoom. During its own meeting on Tuesday night, October 13, Supervisor Jim Monaghan announced the decision to forego holding the upcoming public hearing on the Eagle Bay in the […]

Financier Billy Procida Creates Scholarship Fund for St.Thomas Aquinas College

Financier Billy Procida Creates Scholarship Fund for St.Thomas Aquinas College

By Kathy Kahn Bright students with dim financial prospects will benefit from a recent scholarship created at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill.   The Dr. William “Billy” Procida and Margaret Fitzpatrick, S.C. Scholarship Fund”  has been dedicated to St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill. Dr. Fitzpatrick served as President of STAC for 25 years […]

Rock Garden: Reduce, Reuse, Replant

Rock Garden: Reduce, Reuse, Replant

By: Patrick McLoughlin   Here we are in the middle of October and there are a lot more damp and dreary days to get through before we enter the clutches of winter. This news may sound stressful for aspiring gardeners, but it’s also a motivator to finish any work before it’s too late; namely yard […]

Gordon Elliott puts Grand National in mind for Presenting Percy

With the Grand National in mind, Irish trainer Gordon Elliott took to the media to claim that Presenting Percy could feature and was surprised to find out that the newly-recruited colt is as big as 33-1 for the Grand National. In 2018, Presenting Percy was able to throw off Al-Boum, who won the Gold Cup […]