By County Executive Ed Day I remember watching the Yankees play the Pirates in the 1960 World Series when I was growing up in Brooklyn. By all rights, the Yankees should have won that series. They outscored the Pirates 55-27 in the Series, out hit them 91-60, even got two complete-game shutouts from Whitey Ford […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman In his rush to celebrate the opening of the “Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge” – better known to the general public as the New Tappan Zee – in time for his re-election bid, Governor Andrew Cuomo inaugurated the new bridge as soon as the easterly span was completed on Friday, […]
BY MELINDA MYERS Create a colorful and fragrant fall finale in your garden with groundcovers and vines. Blanket the earth with hardy groundcovers that add seasonal interest. Then direct your eye skyward with vines climbing on trellises, fences and arbors. Add a cloud of fragrant beauty with the white flowers of sweet autumn clematis. This […]
BY GEORGINA CASAZZA NYACK – Celebrating the beginning of their 71st season, the Elmwood Playhouse presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a fun, family comedy. Written by Christopher Durang and directed by one of Elmwood’s newest leaders, Lisa Spielman, “Vanya and…” tells the story of the interesting relationship between three middle-aged siblings. […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Veston and Kopit’s “Phantom” is opening today, Thursday, September 13 at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, and will run through November 25. It will then come back December 27 and run through January 27, 2019. The musical magic returns. Call 914-592-2222 or go to broadwaytheatre.com for more info. Also coming up […]
It took more than three months for members of the Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame Committee to keep a date with 12-year-old Bella Muñoz of Stony Point, but the reason for the delay was a lifesaver. When the Sports Hall of Fame celebrated its class of 2018 at a banquet in April, the induction […]