BY MICHAEL RICONDA On July 30 Neighborhood Cruisers, Inc. held a small car show at Gennaro’s Restaurant in Stony Point to raise awareness for their annual Cruisin’ For Kids Benefit at Clarkstown North High School on August 4. The event, which included a car display, music, raffle ticket sales for the benefit on Saturday and […]
Two-time Tony Award nominee Beth Fowler and Richard Kline, known to millions of TV watchers as “Larry” on the classic sitcom “Three’s Company,” head the cast of “Don’t Talk to the Actors,” Tom Dudzick’s backstage comedy, at Penguin Rep Theatre, beginning Friday, August 3. According to Penguin Rep artistic director Joe Brancato, “it’s every playwright’s […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Rehearsals are well underway for “Rent,” directed by Stacie Moye, to be presented by a cast of teens from the Hudson Valley Summer Teen Theatre at Clarkstown South High School August 10, 11 and 12. Some of the students of the crew for “Rent” have gone to New York City to help […]
Julia Scotti and Regina DeCicco, both of New City, were the winners of the Ladies of Laughter preliminary event in the Professional and Newcomer categories at the Broadway Comedy Club. Scotti, performing as Rick Scotti, finished second in Showtime’s “Funniest Person in America Contest” in 1982, losing to a young comedienne named Ellen DeGeneres — […]
Tight lips at the Board of Elections as they work to verify signatures hurriedly BY SARA GILBERT New York State Senator David Carlucci challenged over 1,100 petition signatures gathered by Democratic candidate Grant Valentine and his supporters. Valentine, of Chestnut Ridge, plans to challenge Carlucci, of New City, for the 38th Senate District, which includes […]
Rockland County budget news gets even worse BY SARA GILBERT The Rockland County Legislature met Tuesday, July 24 to receive news that despite tax hikes and 100 layoffs, the county is an additional $15 million in debt so far during this budget year, bringing the grand debt total to an estimated $95 million. Acting County Finance Director […]