BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Town of Clarkstown is known for being safe and crime has continued to ebb in recent years, but a small criminal culture does continue to persist in the town’s underbelly, Clarkstown Chief of Police Michael Sullivan told the New City Rotary Club this week. According to Sullivan, the […]
Electricity demand by O&R customers Tuesday broke the record for the second highest winter weekday peak in the company’s history, the company reports. Strong, frigid winds and bitter cold conspired to push electric demand on Jan. 7 to a peak of 966 MW at 7 p.m. The top winter all-time weekday peak electric demand record […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Barry Kantrowitz, a New City attorney with a long career in public service, took the seat left behind by now County Executive Ed Day for a yearlong stint as a county legislator and seems to have big plans. “I think I can help this county,” Kantrowitz said. “I have […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN At the regular School Board meeting Tuesday night, North Rockland schools Superintendent Ileana Eckert gave a presentation highlighting both the budgetary issues the district is facing as well as the educational successes the schools have achieved. It could have been referred to as a “state of the district” address, similar to “state […]
Part 3 of a 4 part series BY CHERYL SLAVIN As the New York State Department of Education continues to develop the technological infrastructure necessary to support the application of Common Core Standards, many parents and educators have grown increasingly concerned about the impact these new technologies will have upon their students’ educational privacy. A […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.