PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Down here where the flowers bloom in the spring, tra-la-la, you won’t find erstwhile New York Yankees outfielder Ross Moschitto at Tradition Field following the Mets, nor in nearby Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium checking in on the Florida Marlins or the St. Louis Cardinals. Neither will you find Moschitto, […]
NYC soda ban overturned by judge, appeal to follow The controversial ban on soft drinks over 16 oz. at many New York City eateries passed by the NYC Board of Health at the behest of Mayor Michael Bloomberg was overturned in a state Supreme Court ruling today. Bloomberg’s administration has already vowed to appeal. The […]
Armand Miele’s wake will be Sunday, March 10 at Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern; two viewings: 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Scarr Funeral Home’s address is 160 Orange Ave., Suffern, NY. His funeral mass will be Monday, March 11 at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, NJ, Monday, at 11 a.m. The church’s address is 271 W. Saddle […]
Longtime Rockland County Times publisher (recently publisher emeritus), businessman and real estate developer, and influential voice in Rockland politics Armand Miele passed away on March 5 at the age of 84. [Click this link to read the original article and see condolence notes posted from the community] Armand Miele, 1928-2013 Miele was principal owner of […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Garnerville – Now that Sparky’s Diner in Garnerville has been confirmed as a filming location the latest film collaboration between Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, the restaurant and surrounding community have shown enthusiasm and eagerness for information on the shoot. Filming for “True Story,” which will likely begin in early April, is […]
If the New York Assembly proves victorious there will be no fracking in New York until at least May 2015 as a two-year moratorium has been passed by the body pending further studies of the safety of the drilling technique. Horizontal hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, is an efficient means of extracting natural gas from shale […]