When Marianne Reilly was first named athletic director at Manhattan College in March 2016, she was honored as the first woman to achieve that distinction. more

This year is lining up to be the “Year of the Jasper” in Major League Baseball. First there was Tom Cosgrove with the San Diego Padres, and now the latest member to join the ranks out of Manhattan College is Joe Jacques. The Boston Red Sox called up Jacques on June 9 and he made his debut three days later. more

If anyone had any remaining questions about whether or not climate change exists, all they had to do was look outside last Wednesday and Thursday. That amber smog was not an impending thunderstorm. more

I have often maintained that the evolutionary pathway that led to the advent of human beings — Homo sapiens — contains horrendous flaws, so that while we display our intellectual prowess in countless ways, we have lost crucial instincts and have a tendency to do all sorts of things that prevent us from living together peaceably. more

To the editor: The withdrawal from Afghanistan was more embarrassing than Vietnam. It was much more chaotic, left thousands behind, caused the death of 13 American soldiers, abandoned a large important airbase, and $80 billion of military equipment. Afghanistan is now one of the largest arms in dealers in that area of the world. more

To the editor: (re: “The disfigurement of liberalism,” June 1) Steve Siegelbaum in his recent letter responding to Barry Ziman wrote that “Ziman engages in the dangerous game of false equivalence when he references antisemitism from the left and the right of the political spectrum. more

To the editor: Recently, I’ve noticed several of my neighbors have begun installing solar panels on their roofs, no doubt as a result of the rebates made newly available by the Inflation Reduction Act. more

Even the rain didn’t stop the College of Mount Saint Vincent students from crossing the stage wearing their robes collecting a degree and marking a new milestone on the 111th commencement weekend, which took place from Thursday, May 18 to Saturday, May 20. more

Riverdale Main Streets Alliance closed off two blocks of Riverdale Avenue south of West 259th Street to throw a block party. more

For the first time since she assumed office in 2016, District Attorney Darcel Clark faces a challenger in a Democratic primary. That is in the person of criminal defense and civil rights attorney Tess Cohen. In an interview with The Riverdale Press, Clark says she applauds Cohen for wanting to run, but says she does not have the level of experience that she herself has acquired over 37 years as an assistant DA, judge, and DA. more