BY LEGAL LARRY State Supreme Court Judge Linda Jamieson recently ruled that a sexual discrimination suit brought by a Town of Haverstraw employee will proceed to trial. Cheryl Croci, a long-time employee of the Town of Haverstraw, filed a lawsuit claiming damages for years of abuse she allegedly endured while working in the town’s highway […]
BY CANDACE RIVERA The Town of Ramapo held their first annual Haitian Heritage Night, Wednesday night at the Ramapo Town Hall. Guests enjoyed Haitian food, music, and poetry. The festivities also included speeches from two young Haitian natives now living in Rockland County. Lotechine Brevil, an eighth grader at Pomona Middle School, spoke about the day […]
Simon says the dark side finally won Big money has bought out the determination of one fiesty Rockland County legend, Ellen Ferretti. But it took death to beat her. Ferretti gained fame in Rockland for her refusal to sell the house on the corner of Rt. 59 and Middletown Rd. that her father built with […]
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BY MICHAEL RICONDA NYACK– Congresswoman Nita Lowey met with Salisbury Point residents on Saturday morning, October 20 to introduce herself and receive feedback on the community’s continued efforts to make their voices heard on the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. Despite the attention of local officials and numerous meetings with bridge authorities, Salisbury Point residents […]
Cancer patients honored at Light the Night Walk; 1,600 attend STORY AND PHOTOS BY DIANA BIERMAN On the evening of Sunday, October 21, approximately 1,600 people gathered at Nyack Memorial Park to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)’s Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter at their annual Light the Night Walk, honoring people battling or who’ve battled […]