From Gasbuddy.com Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.83/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.62/g, according to […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA PIERMONT – Seventy-odd years after thousands of American soldiers boarded ships bound for WWII-ravaged Europe at Piermont, five were joined at the Piermont Pier by Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan on April 22 to honor their service to the United States. Prior to an “Honor […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BJ GRECO On Tuesday, April 22, under less than cooperative skies, over 150 family members, members of the community, first responders, students, and staff, gathered on the Piermont Pier to participate in a memorial service for TZHS ’09 alum, Melissa Demataris who last October lost a valiantly fought four year battle […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NYAG Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced recently that his office has secured a settlement with Bed Bath & Beyond, a national retailer with 62 stores in New York, to ensure that applicants for employment are not automatically disqualified based on criminal convictions and without the individualized consideration that is required by […]
On Saturday, May 3, 2014, the Historical Society of the Nyacks will be hosting its sixth biennial house tour. Titled “Houses with a Secret,” this special tour invites visitors to explore houses that have mysteries hiding behind the doors. In case your speculation does not unlock the secrets in each amazing home, our volunteer docents […]
Dominican College announced that distinguished military leader and expert on the national benefit of closing Guantanamo and ending the use of torture to extract military information, James P. Cullen, brigadier general, US Army (ret.), will deliver the address at the college’s commencement exercises on May 18, 2014. Retired Brigadier General Cullen is part of a […]