The West Point Band will conclude the “Music Under the Stars” concert series with its annual Labor Day Celebration on Sunday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Trophy Point Amphitheater. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will take place on Monday, September 4. One of the band’s most popular events of the year, […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Upcoming at the Garner Arts Center in Garnerville, August 17, from 7-9 p.m., Samuel Johnson at Creekside, live music in their Creekside Sculpture Trail. Johnson will be on Creekside guitar. Pack a picnic dinner and bring a blanket or chair and have a Thursday evening unwind. Drinks for sale. Rain location at Frank Welles […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed Con Edison to take significant and immediate actions to improve the New York City subway’s power reliability and prevent future service failures. Over the last 12 months alone, power-related issued have caused more than 32,000 subway delays and service […]
BY GEORGE HOEHMANN SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN It’s starting to get darker earlier this month. That’s the first sign that the kids will be heading back to school soon. But there’s a reason why I’m a little excited that it is: Seeing our new LED lights come on! Two months ago, I announced that Clarkstown […]
BY BRIAN EDSALL On July 14, Monsey native J.R. Rothstein received a Fulbright award from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 introduced by then-Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. His program drew strength from the U.S.’s national commitment to develop post-war […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Photo Credit: Connecticut Post In this Ombudsman’s very first weekly column published on April 14, 2016, I discussed the tragic February 3, 2015 collision of a 2011 Mercedes-Benz SUV with a Metro-North commuter train in Valhalla, New York, which resulted in six deaths, many injured victims and millions of dollars […]