BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Spring Valley Trustee Vilair Fonvil has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Demezza Delhomme and the NY Haitian Consulate for allegedly holding an illegal convention and planning an unsanctioned Haitian Consulate satellite office at the Luis J. Kutz Civic Center on Wed, Oct 28. Trustee Fonvil filed suit to stop the annexation of […]
BY MORT BECKER Rockland residents, elected officials and victims’ family members gathered at the Brinks Memorial in Nyack, NY this week for a somber, moving ceremony to remember the two Nyack police officers and the Brinks guard that were tragically murdered 34 years ago today. The Brink’s armed robbery committed on October 20, 1981, was carried out […]
The Nyack Chamber of Commerce will host its 28th annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (rain date Sunday, October 25) in the heart of Nyack. Festivities begin at 3 p.m. with live music on Main Street. The event, organized by the Chamber and sponsored by Guinness and Oak Beverages […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Neither the 170-plus little boys nor the unknown number of teachers was hurt when the boiler at Con Kolel Chasidel Rachminstrivka in Suffern exploded early Sunday morning. The yeshiva elementary school at 95-97 Highview Rd. is one of 60 schools cited by the NYS Board of Education for failing to file fire […]
The New York Mets have swept the Chicago Cubs 4-0 and won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. They face either the Kansas City Royals or Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series next week. Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy broke a major league postseason record by hitting a home run […]
Originally published by www.monsey.com BY BARUCH HOROWITZ A national home healthcare company is under investigation for a discriminatory help-wanted job ad it placed in a local newspaper. Interim HealthCare Inc. published a “help wanted” ad last week in the New City Pennysaver, saying it was looking for a nurse and that “no Haitians” need apply […]