BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA Review of the new James Bond film “Skyfall” Fifty years after the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” the next chapter in the series, “Skyfall,” brings back the thrilling force that made “Casino Royale” unexpectedly powerful. Directed by Sam Mendes, the film completely diverges from the story line created by the last two movies, but […]
BY BARRY WARNER Earlier this month, professional storytellers and student members of the Clarkstown North High School and Lakeland High School Storytelling Clubs took part in the 17thAnnual Rockland County Storytelling Festival at the Haverstraw Center. The event was sponsored by the Rockland Teachers Center Institute. Before the Internet, newspapers, radio, and television, the world […]
From Rockland DA’s Office Sonia Dixon, 42-years-old, of 30 Dunnigan Drive, Pomona, has been arrested and arraigned on one count of grand larceny in the third degree, a class “D” felony, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe announced this week. Zugibe said that Dixon duped homeowners in financial trouble with promises to help their situation. Specifically, […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL If Hurricane Sandy damaged your home or business, then the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are here to help. Currently in Rockland County, there are two FEMA disaster recovery centers (DRC), one in Pomona at Provident Bank Park, and one in the Village of Piermont […]
BY DIANE DIMOND In 1970, a diminutive 18-year-old from rural Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., traveled 9 miles south from his parent’s home and checked in at the front gate at what would be his new residence for the next four years. He had worked hard in high school to get the grades to qualify for this unique […]
Simon says they are ready to say goodbye to a piece of Rockland history You’ve heard of Americana, and a tear drop falls whenever a classic piece of Americana bites the dust. Well there’s also such a thing as Rocklandia, and this past month Simon Group, the nation’s largest proprietor of shopping malls has begun […]