May 18th Fundraiser Set for Lindsey Stewart and Mark Lennon Memorial Fund

The Lindsey Stewart and Mark Lennon Memorial Fund is planning a fundraiser for Sunday, May 18 at the Holiday Inn of Orangeburg. The fund was created to honor the memories of Lindsey Stewart and Mark Lennon who lost their lives when the boat they were in crashed into a construction vessel under the Tappan Zee […]

Missing Pomona man found dead in Harriman State Park

Following an extensive search, Pomona resident Peretz Sontag was found dead in Harriman State Park on Monday. Sontag’s body was found in his 2012 Kia Optima after it had apparently went into a ravine in an area of the park near Lake Welch Road. An initial search of the park by over 800 volunteers turned […]

Journal News Gun Map Fallout: Assemblyman Zebrowski (D-New City) sponsors new bill protecting rights of gun-owners

SAFE Act supporter gives a little to local permit holders BY DYLAN SKRILOFF When the White Plains-based daily newspaper the Journal News published a list of legal pistol permit holders on an interactive website map back in December 2012, it stirred a local and national hornets’ nest.  Amazingly, fallout continues 15 months later. The Rockland […]

SEEKING SAFE PASSAGE: Traumatized by last summer’s boating tragedy, Piermont residents lobby for Hudson River channel

SEEKING SAFE PASSAGE: Traumatized by last summer’s boating tragedy, Piermont residents lobby for Hudson River channel

BY JANIE ROSMAN As boating season nears, concerns about safety and river access after last July’s fatal boating accident prompted a grassroots lobby for Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) to reopen the Piermont Channel near Cornetta’s Restaurant & Marina. “It wouldn’t take more than one week to dig an outlet 10’ deep and 40’ wide […]