Open Letter to Ed Cox, To reverse the downward spiral of the Republican Party in New York, I asked Rob Astorino and you, to clean up the Republican Party and denounce all Republicans in Name Only (RINOs), before the 2014 Gubernatorial campaign. In particular, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, […]
The Pearl River School District will hold the 14th Annual PRSD Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Saturday, March 28. This year’s inductees include: * Gus Filter- All-County & All-Section Cross Country & Track, Class of 1968 * Betsy McManus- All-State Basketball & Soccer, Class of 2002 * Brendan Fennell- All-American Cross Country & […]
East Ramapo to appeal special education court ruling The East Ramapo Central School District announce last week they intend to challenge a State Supreme Court ruling against the practice of subsidizing private religious education for disabled students. The court ruled on December 30 that the school district violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA County Legislator Harriet Cornell has once again sounded alarms on United Water New York’s proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw, specifically targeting what she says are vague and non-transparent financial projections. Cornell issued a request to the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) to deny UWNY’s planned rate hike of $56.8 million to make […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column In dead of winter, rowers go indoors for world event The brutal winter has not prevented frostbite fleets from competing on the western end of Long Island Sound off Larchmont Yacht Club, nor has it stopped a group of seasoned youth rowers representing the Nyack-based River Rowing Association. Mind you, […]
Friends of the Nyacks working on replacement fundraising event BY BILL DEMAREST NYACK – The Friends of the Nyack had a terrific turnout in 2013 for their Red Carpet Oscar Party in Nyack, and hoped it would be a smashing success again this year. But the social event designed to raise money for the civic […]