OP-ED BY VERONICA VANTERPOOL Associate Director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Next week the state will hold two public hearings on the Tappan Zee Bridge project. After a decade’s worth of planning and meetings – why bother showing up for the reruns? The truth is that this is an entirely different show. The state has […]
BY PUBLISHER EMERITUS ARMAND MIELE Wake up, American voters! Forget about voting for the president because of his speeches. He’s good at telling his audiences what they want to hear. How has he been at acting on all his talk? I’d like to remind President Obama that he is not a king, he is President […]
The championship winning North Rockland Midget Football program held a first of its kind of “Taste of North Rockland” event this weekend as a fundraiser and a celebration of its seasons. Hundreds of supporters gathered at the Elks Lodge in Haverstraw and tasted fare from some of North Rockland’s most popular restaurants, while also enjoying […]
BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN For over 50 years there has been a school in Rockland County whose mission has been to assure that people of all ages can come to learn music no matter their financial means. This was the goal of the Rockland Conservatory of Music when it opened its doors in Spring Valley in […]
STORY AND PHOTO BY KOREY WILSON Eight o’clock at night is on Valentine Day’s is usually a time for couples to celebrate. At Haverstraw Town Hall, it was time to conduct business. The regularly scheduled Monday night Town Board meeting was moved to this day in observance of Presidents’ Day. During the meeting, Haverstraw policeman, […]
BY HEATHER JOHNSON Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s been a sad week of remembrance as we’ve had our share of blizzard media coverage of Whitney Houston. But one can’t help but wonder, had Whitney joined the ranks of those celebrities who knew the “end was near?” TMZ happened to be the one of the first outlets […]