BY BARRY WARNER On May 30, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a National Flag Day. This Saturday, June 14, 2014 will commemorate the adoption of ‘Old Glory’ as the official flag of the United States in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. The American flag, also nicknamed ‘star spangled […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF PHOTOS BY PETER BRUNWASSER If you visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burns at 32 Sephar Lane in Chestnut Ridge on any given day chances are you will hear a racket of Biblical proportions. The noise comes from his neighbor Steven Slackman, owner of Steve’s Lawns, a popular Rockland County landscaping […]
BY GERRY STRAUS @gerrystrauss For an event that featured some of the biggest names in pro wrestling history, who would have thought that the biggest star in many fan’s eyes was their own football coach? That was indeed the case last Friday night at Spring Valley High School, as Northeast Wrestling presented “Spring Slam,” a […]
Help is available: NYS Foreclosure Relief Unit Mobile Command Center visits Rockland BY CHERYL SLAVIN Hosted by Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, and in partnership with several local organizations, the NYS Foreclosure Relief Unit’s Mobile Command Center set up shop at two Rockland locations last week—Spring Valley on Wednesday, and Airmont on Thursday. Staffed by State Department […]
BY MARIA BROWNSELL At this past Clarkstown board meeting on June 10 there were two special presentations to start the meeting off. Both presentations were related to students and schooling. Shavonne Davis, the 2013 Nanuet High school class president led the group in the pledge of allegiance. Nanuet High School’s concert choir sang the star […]
Move applauded in Rockland BY BILL DEMAREST NEW CITY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called upon state education officials to appoint a fiscal monitor for the troubled East Ramapo School District. The change in position by Cuomo was quickly applauded in Rockland County. “Working together with Governor Cuomo we will be able to get real […]