Jamieson wins first, Kohlbrenner repeats at Alumni Cross Country Run

Jamieson wins first, Kohlbrenner repeats at Alumni Cross Country Run

BY JAMIE KEMPTON Monroe-Woodbury sweeps team titles in 30th annual Markiewicz race Who knew back in 1983 that a cross country race launched at Bear Mountain for former high school runners would endure for three decades? Probably not many, but the Bill Markiewicz Rockland Alumni Cross Country Run indeed celebrated its 30th renewal on Nov. 24. […]

South Nyack 10-Mile Run Designated USA Track & Field-NY Championship

South Nyack 10-Mile Run Designated USA Track & Field-NY Championship

24th annual race benefits local fire depts., ambulance corps, soup kitchens The 24th annual South Nyack 10-Mile Run, set for Sunday, Sept. 9, has been designated the USA Track & Field-New York 10-mile championship. Race proceeds are to benefit the Orangetown Fire Company No. 1 (South Nyack) and Piermont volunteer fire departments, the Nyack Ambulance […]

Schmitt on Ballot

District 99 (Town of Stony Point and parts of Orange County) NYS Assembly candidate Colin Schmitt announced he has secured placement on the ballot for the Republican Primary ballot for Thursday, September 13, 2012. He is running against party-endorsed Goshen Mayor Kyle Roddey and write-in candidate Mark Levy. Schmitt has also forced an opportunity to […]

Letter to Editor: In Defense of Bongiorno

Letter to Editor: In Defense of Bongiorno

Dear Editor, My opponent opted to exercise his right to challenge my petitions, first with the Board of Elections and then to file in Supreme Court. There were 70 specific objections filed against the 150 signatures collected for the Independence line and 13 for the Working Families. I needed 125 and 11 respectively to appear […]

Ricky Sanchez Announces Run for Haverstraw Trustee

Ricky Sanchez Announces Run for Haverstraw Trustee

Former Haverstraw Deputy Mayor and current village gadfly Ricky Sanchez has announced he is running for Village of Haverstraw trustee in 2012. It’s been almost a decade since Sanchez served in government and he’s lost several elections since then, including some by very narrow margins. Sanchez served two terms as Trustee of the Village of […]

Promising Female Entrepreneurs of Lower Hudson Valley Recognized

The Women’s Enterprise Development Center recently awarded five grants of $5,000 each and five grants of $4,000 each to promising female entrepreneurs in Westchester, Fairfield, and Rockland Counties. The annual award is open to students and alumni of the WEDC 15-week entrepreneurial program, who are currently running a business and submit a business plan for review. The awards were officially announced […]