Mets try to scratch back to .500 as they top division foes on road BY JOE RINI While recent Septembers for the New York Mets have been uneventful at best and cruel at their worst, late surges by the Mets in 1969 and 1973 propelled them to the World Series and a “miracle” World Series […]
24th annual race benefits local fire depts., ambulance corps, soup kitchens The 24th annual South Nyack 10-Mile Run, set for Sunday, Sept. 9, has been designated the USA Track & Field-New York 10-mile championship. Race proceeds are to benefit the Orangetown Fire Company No. 1 (South Nyack) and Piermont volunteer fire departments, the Nyack Ambulance […]
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON My elementary school cheerleading memories include banana curls, aerosol hairspray, chocolate on the bus to hype us up, and Vaseline on our teeth to keep us smiling throughout the competition. Mothers hand-sewed our polyester uniforms, pink and blue. So I was amazed when I attended three competitions this month at how much […]