BY GEORGE J. DACRE This is a rollicking, fast stepping musical about a man who has been called the father of musical comedy, George M. Cohan. Born way back in 1878 on the third of July, later adapted to the fourth, little George started out with the Cohan Family in Vaudeville with his father Jerry, […]
BY BARRY WARNER The smell of hot popcorn, the taste of hot dogs and the bright colored balloons added to the fun-filled atmosphere of the big-top circus held in Congers this past weekend. Visitors came an hour early to enjoy the pony and camel rides plus the moon bounce attraction on the grounds adjacent to […]
Estimates have gone up and down as to how many county employees will be laid off in order to (hopefully) balance this year’s budget and begin to restore the confidence of creditors. The county legislature finally voted Tuesday 14-2 to move forward with a plan to layoff 102 workers and get rid of 45 vacant […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE A combination of young acting talent and professional actors plus a great script by author/director Samuel Harps resulted in a very nice production Saturday night at the Central Presbyterian Church auditorium in Haverstraw. The play is the story of Sophia Polikoff coming back to the home she and her husband Joseph […]
BY MARIANNE BREHL One prize-winning dress for each of the four seasons was unveiled at the Palisades Center in West Nyack on May 18 as the culmination of the Center’s second annual “Project Girl Scouts” design competition conducted in partnership with Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc. Members of 14 area Girl Scout troops […]
Franco Inducted Into Mets Hall of Fame BY JOE RINI For Mets fans, it was a weekend to celebrate a lefthander from their past and a present day lefty whose future looks brighter than it did a few months ago. On Friday June 1, Johan Santana no-hit the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals at Citi […]