The CIA invented the cough relief drug dextromethorphan in 1950s. It has has been known to have other uses as well BY ESTHER INGLIS-ARKELL Much of the cough syrup on the shelves today owes a little something to the US Navy and the CIA. One of its main effective ingredients was developed by a project […]
FROM CPD On April 1, 2016 at approximately 12:15 a.m. the Clarkstown Police Department responded to a report of a house fire at 45 Mesa Place in Nanuet. Responding patrol units observed the second floor deck fully engulfed in flames and the fire was spreading. The two residents were removed from the home without any […]
Submitted by Mia McGuire On March 10, 2016 North Rockland High School laid out the red carpet for local Veterans by honoring them with a special dinner The event was sponsored by the Key Club and Junior ROTC with guidance from their teachers. The veterans were able to bring a guest and enjoy a selection […]
The Thruway’s new cashless tolling system for the TZ Bridge is set to go into effect April 23. At that time drivers will receive a bill in the mail based on their license plate number, if they do not use EZ-Pass. There will be no toll lanes. About 80 percent of bridge traffic is signed […]
This Sunday the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published a leak of 11.5 million confidential documents from a law firm in Panama obtained by an anonymous source. The documents are said to have exposed the secret off-shore accounts of some of the world’s most powerful people, at least 12 current or former world leaders and […]
Governor Cuomo has reacted to the passage of a North Carolina bill banning transsexuals from using restrooms that do not match their anatomy and a Mississippi bill allowing persons to decline to serve gay weddings by drafting an executive order banning non-essential state travel to both states. The order requires all New York State agencies, […]