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Pearl River high school student Layla So passed on after a serious long term illness.As a student, Layla was a member of the high school varsity bowling team, studied Karate, was a member of the marine science club where she indulged an intellectual interest in biology that she possessed, and she was also a Scout in…
in July of this year local residents noticed an unusual amount of traffic parking along Main Street and franklin avenue along with young men filing in and out of a building at 2 Franklin Avenue across from the Pearl River Post Office.this building once house the Martha Knight Gifts store until the 1980s. originally it had been built…
Recently an unnamed Pearl River woman was allegedly observed by Clarkstown police weaving in and out of car traffic on south little tor road. She was stopped by police officers and arrested and taken into custody.
Summer is a wonderful time of the year! But July and August were problematic for residents in their everyday lives. The heat and humidity could be oppressive, especially in the 19th century for folks before air conditioning. There is some scientific evidence that heat and humidity with its ability to impart uncomfortable conditions can affect sleep,…
I have a long history with the game development studio, FromSoftware Inc. I first played Dark Souls 1 all the way back in 2011 and haven’t stopped playing their games since. Even today, I find myself returning to their titles. This speaks volumes about how much time and passion I have invested in this studio’s…
I have heard of the harness racing museum hall of fame located at 240 Main Street in Goshen, New York, for many years but never had visited it before. I started to think of visiting this museum a couple of years back when researching one of my books about the history of Pearl River. I…
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is a 2024 American science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball and written by Josh Friedman. As a standalone sequel to “War for the Planet of the Apes” (2017), it marks the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot film series and the tenth film…
“The Fall Guy,” directed by David Leitch and written by Drew Pearce, is a 2024 American action comedy that is loosely based on the 1980s TV series. The plot follows a stuntman, played by Ryan Gosling, working on his ex-girlfriend’s (Emily Blunt) directorial debut action film, only to find himself entangled in a conspiracy surrounding…
As a big fan of Westerns, I approached Viggo Mortensen’s “The Dead Don’t Hurt” with eager anticipation. Generally, I’m not one to get fully engrossed in romance stories, but the fusion of these two genres in this film was a pleasant surprise. Viggo Mortensen not only starred in the film but also took on the…
My wife Rasa and I were in the mood to eat something different from the usual dinner fare. As we could not decide, she suggested dining in Westwood, New Jersey. Arriving in Westwood we decided to dine at an Indian restaurant at 266 Center Street called Downtown Dhaba. When we entered, we were asked by…
