STORY BY JANIE ROSMAN How many of you remember being affixed to your television sets as Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon’s surface 46 years ago? On July 21, 1969, millions of people worldwide were glued to their television sets and heard Armstrong’s sometimes misquoted words, “One small step for [a] man, one giant leap […]
Final mass celebrated at Saint Paul Parish STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEANINE RIPPA On May 9, 2015, Cardinal Dolan decreed that the parishes of Saint Paul, Congers and Saint Ann, Nyack would be merged. On August 1, there will be a brand new parish of Saint Paul – Saint Ann. The final Sunday mass of […]
Afghanistan’s national government released on Wednesday what they call “credible” evidence that Mullah Omar, the Taliban commander, died in a Pakistani hospital in 2013. According to Security Services Spokesman Abdul Hassib Seddiqi, Omar died in a Karachi hospital, as confirmed by Taliban sources at two regional councils where possible successors were discussed. The revelation comes […]
A townhouse which illegally housed a linegerie business in its basement went up in flames on Tuesday morning, rendering the building uninhabitable. Trouble began at out 9:45 a.m. when a woman smelled smoke at a two-home property at 112 Park Lane. When she checked the basement, she found the fire, which police believe was accidental. […]
STORY BY JANIE ROSMAN Car horns honked as people waved and pulled over in front of the bright yellow smiley balloons in front of the stand where Jordan, Brandon and Cameron Shorte smiled and waved back. “Lemonade! Lemonade!” they called to motorists driving by Triple Squeezed Lemonade. Several cars stopped; one woman pulled over and […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Beneath the blazing summer sun, police officers and volunteer firefighters from across Rockland County converged on Orangetown last week in response to an “accident” on the CSX rail line near Highview Avenue. This “accident” was part of a full-scale exercise to evaluate coordination, capabilities and response during a freight […]