Ramapo’s designation as one of the most fiscally stressed towns in the state doesn’t seem to be causing elected official to sweat much, as the town board approved massive raises for many loyalists of Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence’s administration, the activist group Preserve Ramapo reported last week. Leading the pack was notorious Democratic Party operative […]
SUFFERN – A recent report by the state Comptroller’s Office lists the Village of Suffern as fiscally stressed, owing largely to ongoing troubles with financing the local sewer district. Suffern Mayor Trish Abato expressed skepticism about the way the data had been evaluated. Her response to the comptroller’s evaluation pointed out that the report fails […]
Old Man Winter delays Rockland County Times delivery Continuing this year’s snowy winter, a Nor’easter forecast to bring one foot of snow or more to the area delayed delivery of the Rockland County Times until Friday of this week. Above is a photo of freelance photographer Tom McGuire during a previous snow storm. Send your […]
A former St. Joseph’s and Nyack High School basketball standout was arrested last week on sex abuse charges. Terrence McNair, 18, of Valley Cottage was arrested for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a girl under 15 years of age “sometime between October 2012 and June 2013,” according to Clarkstown PD. The sexual acts […]
O&R Press Release PEARL RIVER, NY Feb. 12, 2014 2 p.m. — O&R has declared a company-wide Storm Watch in anticipation of a significant snow storm due on Thursday. The latest revised forecast calls for a storm packing 8-14 inches of snowfall to hit the O&R service area about 5 a.m. Thursday. Snow is expected […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Just days after local legislators held a public forum on common core issues, including a discussion about the Legislature’s push for a moratorium on common core implementation, the state Board of Regents announced that it will adopt several measures that will delay the impact of Common Core-related state assessments on educators and […]