By Carolyn Johnson The first real snow storm of the season didn’t stop Armand Miele, 83, and his daughter and co-author Donna Miele, from traveling to Westfield, New Jersey for their first public appearance since launching Armand’s heartwarming autobiography, Born Minus: From Shoeshine Boy to News Publisher, An Italian-American Journey. The event took place on […]
Two of the Haitian community’s best newspapers have entered into a Joint Operating Agreement to streamline advertising and business operations, the publishers announced. The newspapers – The Haitian Times and Haiti Liberté – have different audiences and the combined circulation will be about 25,000 weekly with distribution in greater New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Paris, […]
Etta James dies at 73 Legendary singer, Etta James, died at age 73 last Friday from complications resulting from her battle with leukemia. She had been in poor heath for a few years, having suffered from hepatitis C, as well as being diagnosed with dementia in 2009 and then was hospitalized the next year with […]
The Seals have been “taking the plunge for the community since 1999″ It’s that time of year again… The Stony Point Seals 13th annual Polar Plunge Come take the plunge for a good cause Super Bowl Sunday February 5, 2012 Grassy Point Seawall 12:00 p.m. Due to weather and lack of parking, it is […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Among the good places to eat in Stony Point, B’s Nest Deli is surely on the top of many lists. B’s Nest is actually more than a deli, as owner B.J. Slapp is a trained chef who graduated from culinary school and has worked at restaurants all over the world. For Knapp, […]
A judge’s ruling made it risky for Orange County, NY prosecutors to seek a murder charge for the 2008 death of then 25-year-old Laura Vargas, so instead they had to settle for manslaughter in the case against Michael Mele, a registered sex criminal. Mele, who was once arrested for exposing himself and masturbating in front […]