By Barry Warner Homes For Heroes is a private, not-for-profit 501C3, non-government, volunteer-managed corporation. It was created to provide supportive, permanent, affordable rental apartments in Tappan, NY for honorably discharged, disabled and displaced Veterans, as a living memorial to the historic military land on which the apartments stand. The land is known as Camp Shanks, […]
Creepy-Clown Phenomenon Hits Rockland Schools Several Rockland County schools received a threat from an online post regarding the creepy-clown phenomenon that is sweeping the nation. The social media post claimed clowns, “will be at the high schools this Friday to either kidnap students or kill teachers going to their cards,” and a later post named Spring […]
BY MICHAEL VOLPE Judge Victor Alfieri has jailed an indigent man for failing to pay his ex-girlfriend’s legal bills, even though Rockland courts ruled him to be incapable of paying his own. On August 9, 2016, Judge Alfieri sentenced Daniel Bruen to 90 days in a Rockland County jail for contempt of court after Bruen […]
The Town of Clarkstown celebrated its 225th birthday party last week with festivities centered around Town Hall programs, exhibits and ceremonies. On Wednesday, the historical exhibits opened for public viewing throughout Town Hall, but centered on the front lobby, the main auditorium and, on the side aisle, a display of student entries in art and […]
PRESS RELEASE The U.S. Coast Guard plan to allow new Hudson River commercial anchorage areas between Yonkers and Kingston, including Tomkins Cove, disregards the decades-long battle to restore the historic river and transform it from a backdoor to the front door of numerous communities, say three Rockland County legislators. The issue will be the focus […]
BY JEFF JACOMOWITZ Photos by Tom McCartin Even the rain and howling winds couldn’t keep 1,500 people from braving the conditions on October 9, and turning an ugly day into a great time. Along with 5K and 10K races around the lake, there were games, inflatables, a pumpkin painting contest, a raffle with top-notch prizes, […]