Santa came early to Pearl River to attend the annual Christmas party for children with Special Needs hosted by the Pearl River Ancient Order of Hibernians. The event, run in conjunction with BuddyBall, treated the guests to an afternoon of music, food and entertainment. The spirit and joy of the season was well in evidence […]
BY BARRY WARNER Our Unsung Hero this week is volunteer James Petriello, who has served the Nyack Fire Department for 34 years as captain, chief, battalion chief, president and training officer. “As chief, I was responsible for the lives and property of 13,000 residents who were living in the Nyack Fire District. For example, when […]
Sterling National Bank gives Habitat for Humanity $20,000 to help fund progress in Rockland Sterling National Bank has awarded Habitat for Humanity of Rockland (HFHR) a $20,000 grant to support affordable housing to deserving families in Rockland County. The grant will be used to renovate and build homes as well as provide financial and homeowner […]
As many as 2 million comments stole real Americans’ identities; Over 5,000 persons have filed reports with the NY AG’s Office On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released new details of his office’s investigation into fake comments submitted during the net neutrality comment process, with a new analysis showing that two million […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Federal district court justice Cathy Seibel sentenced former Town of Ramapo supervisor, Christopher St. Lawrence, to 30 months in federal prison and a $75,000 fine Wednesday afternoon for bond fraud in connection with the financing of Ramapo’s controversial baseball stadium. A jury found that in addition to lying to taxpayers about his […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Golden Krust’s present deal to build its world-wide headquarters in Blauvelt, NY might to be in limbo after CEO Lowell Hawthorne’s death on Saturday. CEO Lowell Hawthorne, whom authorities believe killed himself, had purchased land in Rockland and begun talks for tax breaks to build a $37.2 million headquarters to house legal, sales, […]