The 14th Annual Mid-Rockland Arts Festival & Holiday Crafts Fair, sponsored by the Nanuet Hebrew Center, will be open to the public from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 18. The festival will feature noted artists not only from Rockland County but from all over the United States as well as Israel. There will […]
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BY BARRY WARNER The commemoration of the oldest Catholic school in Rockland County began in September with a mass at St. Peter’s Church and a kickoff brunch. These celebration festivities are expected to continue through 2013, with numerous events including a concert, specialty auction and a multi-cultural supper. St. Peter’s School was established in 1863 […]
Patrick Stroupe strode to a decisive victory and Maria Michta fended off a pair of pursuers to capture the women’s crown at the USA Track & Field 30-Kilometer Racewalk Championships held Sunday, Oct. 28, at Rockland Lake State Park in Congers. The race was directed by Dave McGovern, a former Congers resident and 1983 Clarkstown […]
Dear Editor, Extraordinarily long lines at the region’s gas stations are an inevitable consequence of government policy. But contrary to what many believe, it is not because politicians have not done enough. It is because they have done too much. Laws that prohibit “price gouging” rest on the assumption that both the available supply of […]
BY DIANE DIMOND At least 88 people were killed, but there was no crime. There were widespread blackouts, yet there was no systematic looting. Police departments were run ragged, but lawlessness seemed to take a vacation. This column isn’t about crime this time. It is about how, in the face of crisis, crime is replaced […]