BY STEPHANIE DOLCE As I look back on 2014, I look back with smiles, tears and cheers. And instead of just giving everyone some advice or something to think about, as I always do each week. I decided to be more personal and raw about the highlights of my life in 2014. There was so […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Don’t bother wishing for world peace in the year ahead. It is never going to happen. There will always be pockets of turmoil and terrorism. Innocents will continue to lose their lives in places such as Syria, Pakistan and South Sudan and, yes, here in the United States — in the violent, […]
Richard Quezada, 17, of Chestnut Ridge was killed while riding a motorcycle Friday night. Ramapo PD said Quezada’s 2005 Honda motorcycle collided with a 2005 Nissan Maxima on South Pascack Rd. just north of Watermill Rd. The Maxima was driven by 32-year-old Websner Mathieu of Nanuet, who suffered minor injuries and was not issued a summons. After hearing word of […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA WEST NYACK – After months of clipping and saving, Rockland’s own “Coupon Queen” Anna Foldvary DeSousa made a massive holiday season donation to Meals on Wheels on December 23. Joined by State Sen. David Carlucci and Meals on Wheels CEO and President Don Hammond, boxes containing thousands of foodstuffs, hygeine and beauty […]
NANUET – The Town of Clarkstown is poised to receive $150,000 in NYSERDA grant funds for a long-awaited transit re-development project in Nanuet. The project, funded through the state’s Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process, will aim to maximize the transit and commercial potential of Nanuet. Dubbed the “Nanuet Hamlet Center revitalization design plan and implementation […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column As Casey Stengel would cry: Metsie! Metsie! Metsie! Former Mets Players now dot Coaching staffs They’re everywhere. The beloved Mets, marked more by ineptitude than championships over the seasons, apparently still have a knack for developing future big-league skippers and staff members. Welcome former reliever and fun-loving spirit Neil Allen […]