TIMELINES: Week of January 17, 2019

TIMELINES: Week of January 17, 2019

Orangetown Police Investigate Suspicious Incident Involving Child From Orangetown PD/MidHudsonNews Orangetown Police are investigating an incident on Saturday, January 12 in which a van pulled up to a 10-year-old boy sitting on the curb in the area of Lang Terrace and Lombardi Road in Pearl River and asked him if he wanted a ride home. The […]

As National Legalization Looms, Advertising Takes the Spotlight in Canada

As National Legalization Looms, Advertising Takes the Spotlight in Canada

BY MICHAEL JACOBS Justin Trudeau, the leader of the Liberal Party and Canada’s current Prime Minister, scored a victory when the Canadian Government decided that marijuana would be legalized recreationally nationwide by July 2018. But how do you advertise it and remain under the law? Canada has restrictions already in place governing the advertisement of […]

Governor of Puerto Rico addresses nation in face of Category 5 Hurricane Maria

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló addresses the nation in the face of danger; Hurricane Maria, now a Category 5 storm, is expected to make landfall in the coming hours Watch Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s address: https://vimeo.com/234556644 My fellow Americans, as I speak to you right now the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is just hours away from […]

Timelines – November 3, 2016

Timelines – November 3, 2016

Carousel Cakes Expands Nanuet Location Rockland’s Carousel Cakes is expanding for the first time in 31 years. Martin Lefkowitz opened the in 1965, and the recipes for the bakery’s made-from-scratch goodies have stayed in the family. The Nanuet location opened in 1980, and the new expansion brings the shop a fresh new lobby and display […]

Colombia’s 52-Year-Old Conflict with the FARC Comes to an End

Colombia’s 52-Year-Old Conflict with the FARC Comes to an End

Negotiators from the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group made a historic announcement on the evening of Wednesday, August 24. After 54 months of exploratory and formal negotiations in Havana, Cuba, they have reached an agreement to end an armed conflict that began in 1964. That conflict has killed […]

Italy quake leaves 159 confirmed dead

FROM ABCNEWS At least 159 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy early Wednesday as most residents were sleeping in their homes. Officials say the towns of Amatrice and Accumoli appear to be the hardest hit by the quake, which struck at 3:36 a.m. local time. Workers searched for residents buried […]