BY JANIE ROSMAN When a neighbor broke her arm, Merri Rosenbaum stepped in to help. “I help her dress, takes her to the doctor, helps prepare meals for her, and anything she needs me to do,” the Suffern resident said. “Merri is an absolute gem! She is so energetic and enthusiastic about helping people in […]
The ongoing saga between neighbors Marge Fonseca and Todd Pezzementi on Lindbergh Road in Stony Point took an unexpected turn this week, as Stony Point Justice Frank Phillips sent Todd’s father Dominic to the slammer due to his son’s refusal to cease commercial activity on the property and non-payment of a fine the town had levied. […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA STONY POINT – For over 10 years Trinity United Methodist Church on East Main Street in Stony Point has hosted the North Rockland Kids’ Closet, one of North Rockland’s biggest charitable groups. Since its founding, the charity has gathered and distributed thousands of articles of clothing to needy families in North Rockland. […]
Coptic Christians march on White House A crowd of Egyptian-American Coptic Christians marched on the White House on February 24 to protest the perceived inaction of President Barack Obama in the face of increasing persecution of Middle Eastern Christians by ISIS. The group wore orange jumpsuits during the protest to raise awareness to the continued […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NYACK- With temperatures below freezing, droves of “crazy but warm hearted people” came out to participate in the Eighth Annual Penguin Plunge on the icy banks of the Hudson River at Memorial Park in Nyack this past Sunday, March 1. As snow began to […]