Mike Mannozzi and Katie Burnett strode to decisive victories at the USA Track & Field 30-Kilometer Racewalk Championships held Sunday, Sept. 15 at Rockland Lake State Park in Congers, N.Y. The race was coordinated by Dave McGovern, a former Congers resident and 1983 Clarkstown North graduate who is a nationally recognized racewalking coach and former […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The first thing a visitor notices outside of 151 Wells Avenue in Congers is the perfume of peppermint, gently permeating the clear September air. This is the home of Star Kay White, Rockland County manufacturer of world-renowned extracts and flavorings. But more than that, the building houses a family owned and operated […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL On Thursday, August 29, word spread fast that Congers Elementary would not be opening this year, just 11 days before the start of school. The school was declared unsafe and anyone in the building was told to vacate immediately. A letter from Superintendent J. Thomas Morton and Principal Martha Ryan was […]
BY ALAN McGEORGE Award-winning filmmaker Peter O’Brien, 29, of Congers, has recently completed work on his second feature film, “Misery Loves Company.” Written, produced and directed by O’Brien, a graduate of the creative writing program at Purchase College, SUNY, the narrative film is a story of personal growth and emotional understanding in the guise of […]
Former New York State Assemblyman Kenneth Peter Zebrowski passed away in March 2007 at the age of 61 from the Hepatitis C Virus. Zebrowski contracted the disease in 1973 from blood transfusions received during an 18-hour operation; however, he was not diagnosed with Hepatitis C until 1996. Assemblyman Zebrowski spent over 30 years serving the […]
CSX will be performing an upgrade to the crossing located on Lake Road in Congers on January, 14, 2013 from 8 a.m. until complete, weather permitting. This will result in Lake Road being closed in both directions. Detour signs will be clearly posted and the detour route will include the following roadways: Kings Highway, Gilchrest […]