Federal student loan borrowers were granted a renewal of the repayment freeze. President Joe Biden signed off on the three-month extension Friday, Aug. 6, and borrowers will not be required to make payments until after Jan. 31. According to a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Education, this renewal will be the final extension. […]
Sloatsburg residents are wondering what will become of the village’s volunteer ambulance corps now that an unhappy chapter of its history has been written. Michael Gannon, former president of the Sloatsburg Ambulance Corps, entered a plea of guilty to second degree grand larceny, a felony, in Rockland County Court. He was charged with diverting more […]
“Silent Memorials-Raising Awareness Through Lives Lost to Addiction” brought its message to the Village of Monroe on Sunday, August 8. Dee Gillen and Sheryl Cashin, two moms who lost their sons to heroin, arrived early with a cadre of volunteers to set up the posters that dotted the sidewalks in Crane Park. Each black poster […]
As the governor faced immense pressure to resign in light of his recent controversies, 97 percent of our poll participants called on Cuomo to step down. He did just that Tuesday afternoon. With the recent resignation of the governor’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, and reports of at least two additional accusers coming forward, the walls […]
With movie theatres finally reopening, it couldn’t be a more auspicious time for the Nyack Film Festival to appear on Rockland’s horizon. Now in its ninth year, the celluloid feast for the moviegoer’s soul will be hosted by the Nyack Hotel beginning next Monday. NFF director Richard Quinn partnered with Filmfreeway this year to open […]
Over the last six to seven weeks, the Mets have played a subpar, uninspiring brand of baseball. The one saving grace that I kept pointing to was that, the Mets are lucky they play in the National League East. Until this past weekend, the lousy division allowed the Mets to hold first place for over […]