A fireboat with a history of saving lives sailed off to its final destination on June 23. The McKean fireboat, built in 1954, is famous for its role in rescuing 9/11 victims in 2001, as well as passengers of the U.S. Airways Flight 1549, dubbed the Miracle on the Hudson, in 2009. It will now […]
Wonder Girls, a non-profit that aims to lift middle- to high-school girls’ community spirit, is hosting a Wellness Day at Varsity House, 337 Blaisdell Road in Orangeburg on Sunday, June 27 from 10:00am-1:00pm. Featuring Allison Jackson, fitness/nutrition coach and founder of Allison Jackson Fitness, Dr. Arantzazu “Zazu” Cioce, Physical Therapist,/PT/CAPP-OP and founder of Phoenix Physical […]
Update: Judge David S. Zuckerman set Kezek’s bail to $100,000 Thursday afternoon. Kezek was then remanded to County Jail and will return to court on June 17. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced an additional felony indictment of a Rockland County Corrections Officer, which stems from a continuing investigation into criminal activity in the […]
“No one really does the kind of stuff we do,” said “Anthony Hawkins”, a skateboard enthusiast who, on the condition of anonymity, shared one of the county’s better kept secrets: A skate park hidden in the woods of Haverstraw. With no prior construction or building experience, “Hawkins” and a small group of local skaters combined […]
The recent contract signed by Stony Point and Patriot Hills, LLC to sell the town’s municipal golf course has become a flash point, one that will soon be settled by a town wide referendum. This is also an election year, and voters will be going to the polls to re-elect incumbent Jim Monaghan, a Republican […]
Stony Point’s Patriot Hills Golf Course offers winning views of the Hudson, but its $1.5 million yearly maintenance cost was a losing proposition for taxpayers. The town has owned the property since 1973 and built the golf course 20 years ago with the expectation it would attract at least 50,000 rounds of golf a year, […]