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“She's 97, but she has the energy of a 27-year-old. Nothing stops her”

POMONA - One might not think that Gussie Levine, at 97 years old, still has the energy to help others. via Journal News

“Sometimes, I think everybody's going to win”

CHILI - While the grown-ups were voting for school board members, town justices and county officials Tuesday, third-graders at Chestnut Ridge Elementary were deciding an issue that involves the entire state of ... via Democrat & Chronicle

“St. Lawrence bashers hurt the town”

I have experienced all the good and bad that accompany a campaign. Win, lose or draw, it has been my profound privilege to be your candidate leading this fight. via Journal News

“O'Neill, Kralik exchange charges on jail inmate, corruption”

As sure as you would not hire a baker to install a boiler in your home we most desperately need a real leader with business expertise like we have never had before in this town. via Journal News

A Brooklyn woman has been indicted on a vehicular manslaughter charge based on accusations that she caused her friend's death by driving drunk. via Journal News

“I'm doing it the grassroots way”

Last-minute fundraisers and outstanding loans were prevalent on the Rockland County Legislature candidates' final campaign finance disclosures before next week's election. via Journal News

Saddle River, N.J. $4.65 million Looking for a "country retreat" with "Hamptons-style architecture" that's only about 30 miles from Manhattan? Have we got the place for you. via New York Post

“Career Mosaic: A Multicultural Perspective of Careers in 2007”

Challenges of adolescence: A free lecture titled 'The Adolescent: Meeting the Challenges of Social Life and How Parents Can Help' is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Green Meadow Waldorf School, 307 Hungry ... via Journal News

“You would not believe how many people are keeping farm animals in their back yards”

Kerry Potter-Kotecki is your typical suburban mom. She chauffeurs her three children to sports and dance classes, does bookkeeping for husband Leon's construction business and tends to her old Rockland County ... via New York Post

Members of the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway Committee updated their progress Saturday at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

“When you put more buses out there with more service, you make it easier for people to get around”

The county is adding weekend service days to three bus routes. Starting next weekend, riders of Transport of Rockland will be able to catch Route 92 on Sundays and Loops 1 and 2 on Saturdays. via Journal News

“Get the garbage cans off the street!”

RAMAPO - The town already has 500 pages of laws, but it seems to Evelyn Haubner that there's room for one more. via Journal News

“We are confident that LeCroy will continue to perform well in fiscal 2008”

The highlights of the Company's year-over-year financial performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 are as follows: non-GAAP non-GAAP data and percentages) ------------------------------------------- ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 is now in the process of moving through the House of Representatives committees and will soon come before the House for a vote. via Journal News

“This is not Democrat or Republican. Let's be honest about it. We are here for one cause, and that's the cause to make sure this thing goes away”

About 80 people turned out at Central Avenue and John Street next to the ball fields yesterday to protest a federal plan that could bring more planes flying over Rockland within a year. via The Journal News

“I expect to be criticized for this capital budget”

"I decided to keep the property tax levy low . . . because of relentless increases in town, city and school taxes in this region." Joel Giambra, on his final budget Joel A. Giambra on Monday will propose his ... via Buffalo News

Robbery charge: Tina Davis, 42, of 98 Bethune Boulevard, Spring Valley, was indicted yesterday on felony charges involving the robbery of a former friend. via Journal News

Words cannot express the devastation and grief that is being felt by each staff member of the Pascack Valley Hospital. via Journal News

Kudos to columnist Bob Baird, who recently visited a training session for Vets For Vets, and wrote an Aug. via Journal News

“Bush lied to us about a lot of things”

An Iraq war veteran who now works as a civilian contractor in the country joined the weekly war protest yesterday at Middletown Road and Route 59. via The Journal News