Garner Arts Center Restoration Continues; Officially Added to State Registry of Historic Places

Garner Arts Center Restoration Continues; Officially Added to State Registry of Historic Places

Local dignitaries including county and town officials last week joined with the GARNER Arts Center (formerly GAGA) and leaders from First Niagara to announce restoration efforts to reopen the Center and its Main Gallery. First Niagara Foundation presented GARNER with a $6,000 donation to launch the Gallery Restoration campaign. The Arts Center was temporarily closed […]

Spring Valley Man Convicted of Knifepoint Robbery

Spring Valley Man Convicted of Knifepoint Robbery

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced this week that 30-year-old Andrew Baxter of 37 Memorial Park Drive, Spring Valley, New York was convicted after a jury trial of one count of robbery in the first degree, a class “B” felony; one count of robbery in the second degree, a class “C” felony; and […]

Assemblywoman Jaffee Applauds NY DREAM Act

Legislative press release from the Office of Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern ) helped the Assembly pass the New York State Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (A.2597). In addition to creating a private scholarship fund (the DREAM Fund), this legislation would, for the first time ever, allow undocumented immigrant […]

County to Present Certificates to Enlisted Students

County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef will present certificates of appreciation to nine high school seniors from Rockland County who have enlisted in the U.S. Army and will be attending basic training this summer. “With Memorial Day approaching, there is no better time to remember our fallen service men and women, as well as taking time […]

Timelines 5/23/13

Former Clarkstown Superintendent Removed from New Gig (from wrcr.com) The former Clarkstown Schools Superintendent Margaret Keller-Cogan was removed from her current job after a protest by parents, faculty and staff. Nearly 250 parents signed a petition saying that they had lost confidence in her ability to lead the Buffalo-based Elmwood Franklin School. The parents and […]