Hudson Valley Exhibits, Inc. will have the grand opening of its new exhibit “Along the Minisceongo” on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m. at the Haverstraw Brick Museum. The exhibit consists of approximately 30 panels, on which are displayed photos and documents pertaining to varied topics – everything from Hurricane Irene’s effect on local buildings, the […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN A passion for timeless antiques and a love of history are what led Jon Felz to establish RZM Fine Arts & Antiques, one of Rockland’s go-to antique dealerships and appraisers. The Pearl River shop buys fine art and antiques outright in addition to providing auction and estate sales services. […]
BY VINNY MURPHY Across from an inactive landfill, a piece of history has been restored. In Hillburn’s Torne Valley, students and volunteers have reconstructed a small saltbox house as an educational facility and research center. The house is a monument to the valley’s past and its journey has been an interesting one. In 1997, Chuck […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato hosted a naturalization ceremony on Friday, October 5, 2012 at the Clarkstown High School North in New City. Piperato administered the Oath of Allegiance to 124 new citizens from 33 countries. Hon. Victor J. Alfieri served as the officiating Supreme Court Justice. Clarkstown School District Superintendent Dr. J. Thomas Morton […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Richard Stafford is just finishing up directing “Can Can” at the Elmsford venue and preparing for rehearsals for his next show, Jerome Robbins’ musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” which begins today Thursday, October 11. Stafford says Andrew Mayer, who will play the Fiddler, is a great violinist and actor. He also […]
Election 2012 Who would have thought the presidential race could change so drastically overnight? Even the mainstream and liberal media is getting in on the act, as seen here on the cover of the Oct. 15 New Yorker magazine, where President Obama is depicted as a no-show to last week’s first presidential debate, complete with […]