Chestnut Ridge News

Even at the age of 89, Evelyn Stewart isn't daunted by a 5K walk. That's why Stewart has participated in the Women's Distance Festival every summer since 2002.

An East Ramapo parent has started a petition drive to keep the district from renting out space at Elmwood Elementary School that she believes could be used for current students.

Generations worth of school history became a memory yesterday as two of Rockland's Catholic schools closed their doors for the last time.

About 1,500 customers of Orange and Rockland Utilities were without power about 9 p.m. yesterday.

CHESTNUT RIDGE - Eldorado Elementary School is going all out next week for its traditional spring concert.

Ramapo police arrested four teenagers after rioting broke out in New Hempstead yesterday afternoon.

Assault charge: A 19-year-old Chestnut Ridge resident was arrested about 3 a.m. yesterday by Ramapo police on charges of third-degree attempted assault and false personation, misdemeanors, after police were ...

NEW CITY - They want less violence, fewer wars, more food and more tolerance. One of the students honored yesterday for his essay based on Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech knew firsthand the ...

RAMAPO - Town officers were busy early this morning, responding to a suspicious fire, a robbery and a domestic assault - all within 90 minutes, according to a police statement.

RAMAPO - A 17-year-old Hillburn boy faces felony and misdemeanor charges after attempting to outrun police on his motorcycle, police said.

Delek US Holdings, Inc. today announced that it will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2008 Energy & Utilities Conference, which takes place - 05/22/2008 - 05:00 PM SAN DIEGO-- --Cymer, Inc.

The stalled real estate market has apparently aborted sales of large tracts in Chestnut Ridge and New Hempstead.

“We hear so many negative things about our youth. ... You always feel uplifted after attending a national competition because these kids are exceptional”

Two students from Ramapo will travel to Florida in July where they will compete against hundreds of other students in the 30th annual NAACP academic, cultural and arts competition. via Journal News

Two Rockland Community College students, already accused of one house burglary in Ramapo, were hit yesterday with additional felony burglary counts. via Journal News

“I was totally shocked that the judge found them innocent of all charges”

By Richard Liebson The Journal News * April 26, 2008 In the Lower Hudson Valley, reaction to the acquittal yesterday of three New York City police detectives in the so-called "50-shot" killing of bridegroom ... via The Patent Trader

“The bathroom's shot, there's no doubt about it”

A second-floor bathroom was gutted in a fire on Andrew Drive this afternoon. Firefighters were called to the white Cape Cod home at 1:50 p.m., arrived six minutes later and put out the flames within 15 to 20 ... via The Patent Trader

Chestnut Ridge, NY - LeCroy Corporation announced it is expanding the M-Type oscilloscope lineup to include six new models ranging from 200 MHz to 2 GHz. via RF Globalnet

“You can come in on the deadline, and get it done and over with”

By Jay Loomis and David Schepp The Journal News * April 16, 2008 Erica Robinson pulled out a disorganized pile of fading and tattered receipts that would help determine her tax bill to Uncle Sam. via The Journal News

NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA-- --The Board of Directors of the ING Clarion Real Estate Income Fund , - 04/11/2008 - 09:20 AM CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y.-- --LeCroy Corporation , a leading supplier of oscilloscopes and ... via Business Wire

“Let me say this: This is not a rehearsal. Every rehearsal is a performance. You be in your characters when you're on stage. You're scared...guys. We're all men trying to be macho. But this is scary....”

We're in Room 0078 - a big, cinder-block rehearsal hall in the basement of Purchase College's Conservatory of Music - but only in body. via Journal News