Cuomo’s Proposed Investment in Stewart Airport Includes Name Change Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a large state investmet in Newburgh’s Stewart Airport. If he has his way, however, it won’t be known as Stewart for much longer. In a $34 million proposal, Cuomo wants to update the airport including changing the airport’s name to New […]
Body Pulled From the Hudson On Wednesday afternoon, a man on a rowboat spotted a body in the Hudson River, near the Nyack Beach State Park. The rower called 9-1-1, who then brought the Rockland Sheriff’s Marine Unit to the scene. The body was identified as male, but the Rockland Medical Examiner’s Office is yet […]
Juggalos Descend on D.C. to Fight FBI Gang Distinction Followers of the hip-hop group Insane Clown Posse — known as Juggalos — held a march Saturday on the National Mall, alleging discrimination after the FBI labeled the group a gang in a 2011 report. According to band members, some fans have lost their jobs, custody of their […]
Linkin Park Singer Commits Suicide Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, hung himself, taking his own life on July 20. Authorities found him in his Palos Verdes Estate. The 41-year-old rock band singer had a rough past that included sexual abuse and drug addiction. Some believe that the suicide of Soundgarden frontman, Chris Cornell, […]
Lottery for Full-Day Kindergarten On July 10, parents attended a lottery to place their children in full-day kindergarten at the North Rockland School District offices in Garnerville. The lottery was for each of the elementary schools in the district with a class size of 22 children, split between boys and girls equally. The lottery was […]
Shooter Opens Fire on Republicans Baseball Practice While practicing with the Republicans on Wednesday morning for a charity baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia, congressional staffer Steve Scalise was shot. The alleged shooter, 66-year-old James Hodgkinson of Illinois, opened fire on the team’s practice after allegedly asking if the team was Democrats or Republicans. Scalise was […]