On October 12 a Rockland County jury found that the Lake DeForest Dam and the Lake Tappan Dam did not worsen flooding during a storm which occurred during April 15-16, 2007. During that storm, six to eight inches of rain fell in a 31 hour period. Residents in flood prone areas near the Hackensack River […]
BY CANDACE RIVERA What’s in a word? By the letter of the law, a lot. Just ask the New City Library Board of Trustees. The New City Library Board held a special meeting Monday night to discuss the committees’ bylaws, but not everything on the agenda could be handled due to fevered passions cutting the […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Rockland County Economic Development Corporation (REDC) celebrated the opening of its new small business center last Wednesday, with a ribbon cutting at their headquarters in Pearl River. The new small business center is sponsored by First Niagara Bank, a relative newcomer to the banking community in Rockland County. First Niagara sponsored […]
BY LISA FARBSTEIN For someone who lives just 15 miles from what used to be the World Trade Center, Rockland resident/writer Diane Dimond seems to have a short memory. In a recent column, she ranted about TSA because she doesn’t like to take off her shoes at the checkpoint and because TSA dared to open […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.
New York’s Board of Elections Keystone Cops place conservative Morganthaler’s name on Socialist line The New York State Board of Elections placed conservative Frank Morganthaler’s name on the “Socialism and Liberation” line on absentee ballots that were mailed to thousands of voters in the 17th District. “My entire campaign has been based on preserving our […]