A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 a.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service has announced. NWS forecasts an all-snow event for Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Orange Counties with snow totals of 12-16 inches, and possibly some localized higher amounts. The worst of the storm will occur between Friday evening […]
A Monsey man convicted in August of raping a female child over the course of six years, has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison, the DA’s Office announced on Wednesday. Eliyahu Zarifa, a resident of 242-H Kearsing Parkway, Monsey, who will turn 47 on March 1, was also sentenced to 10 years post-release […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL After starting off on a happy note with an awards ceremony, this week’s Clarkstown Board meeting ended off with many sour-faced residents getting under the skin of Supervisor Gromack and the board. The 2012 Clarkstown Pride Awards were given out at the board meeting on February 5. The awards are given […]
Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 12.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.85/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 14.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.48/g, according to gasoline price […]
Public Service Announcement from United Water United Water is advising customers to be aware of phone scams from individuals pretending to be company employees. “A few customers have advised us that they received questionable calls,” said Michael Pointing, general manager and vice president of the United Water New York Division. In the first instance, an […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE ArtsRock is teaming up with Carnegie Room Concerts to present a guitar series which will celebrate Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton and the Beatles, hosted and curated by Jeff Doctorow. The series to be held at the Nyack Library at 59 South Broadway in Nyack, is set for Friday, February 22 at […]