STORY BY JARED RODRIGUEZ PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE From one gilded age to the beginning of another, First Street in the historic Village of Haverstraw, NY has celebrated new beginnings of all sorts. First, or Front Street as it is also called, was the seed from which the Village of Haverstraw grew and it remains […]
Rockland County Board of Health addresses STDs increase, illegal dumping, code violations BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Board of Health met at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 15 to address several health code violations and matters of public health. Among the biggest issues were two new items of business on a recently-released study on […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE With about 19 games to play in their second season, the Rockland County Boulders of the Canadien-American League have a shot of getting into the leagues championships between the top two teams. The Boulders, managed by former New York Yankee pitcher Dave LaPoint who was recently honored along with the rest […]
“Five families” of Rockland politics hold secret meeting behind cemetery at the offices of the Working Families Party; unlikely personalities seek to save Ed Lettre’s leadership of the Conservative Party (EDITOR’S NOTE POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2012— PLEASE SEE ADDENDUM AT END OF STORY) BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Desperate times call for half-baked measures! Influential kingmaker in […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Penguin Repertory, Crickettown Road in Stony Point has announced that its 2012 Annual Auction will be done completely online. You can watch items as they are posted, sign up for updates and donate items at www.biddingforgood.com/Penguinrep. Bidding will begin October 7th and end October 21st. Penguin says don’t miss out […]
Dear Editor, Recently I have reached out to public libraries, asking for an opportunity to speak to parents as well as kids, about the effects of cyber bullying/bullying, while also giving parents tips about social media. I spoke with representatives at the New City, Valley Cottage and Nyack libraries, while Nanuet and West Nyack never […]