BY STEPHANIE DOLCE “….a woman’s responsibility not to “provoke” domestic violence.” Those were Stephen A. Smith’s actual words on ESPN last Friday in reference to Ray Rice’s two game suspension from the NFL for knocking out his wife, Janay, in an Atlantic City resort elevator. (Meanwhile, for those who don’t follow the NFL, Robert Mathis, […]
Legal and real estate sources have confirmed that the Matterhorn Nursery property in New Hempstead sold at auction on July 22 for approximately $5.2 million. The past owners of the property owed the bank about $4.1 million in debt, giving them a $1.1 million revenue on the sale. The name of the buyer has not […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day This week, I vetoed legislation I had hoped would make this organization more responsive to our residents. The plan was to reform Rockland County’s 30-year-old charter. The current County charter, which acts as a blueprint for Rockland’s system of government, was adopted in 1984 and was originally designed to […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – As Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to weather the fallout from a July 23 New York Times investigative report chronicling his alleged interference with the anti-corruption Moreland Commission, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe issued a press release Monday clarifying his role in the Commission, lauding its work and stating […]
As almost 10 years of planning, designing and building come together, the Tappan Library ended its first phase of renovation and expansion with the temporary closing of its building at 93 Main Street on July 28 to facilitate safely moving daily operations to the new space, formerly known as The Stable. The original library building […]
BY BRANDON GUBITOSA Does your kid like basketball? Does he or she want to be an all star, or even just improve their skills? Then the Harlem Globetrotters summer clinic is something they probably won’t want to miss. This rare opportunity to train with Globetrotter stars is coming to Nanuet from July 31 through August […]