An Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held at the Pearl River Hook and Ladder Co., where Nanuet resident Troy Hansen of BSA Troop #33 attained the rank of Eagle Scout, a distinction earned by only 4% of all Boy Scouts nationwide. The event was well attended by family, friends, elected officials and fellow scouts. […]
Hasidic men plead guilty in divorce coercion plot Two brothers in an eight-member Hasidic gang pled guilty last Monday to conspiracy charges related to the coercion of other ultra-orthodox men for the purpose of obtaining religious divorces. Moshe and Avrohom Goldstein pled guilty in a U.S. District Court in Trenton, admitting to working with six […]
By Harry Waitzman Clarkstown Poet Laureate Spring, where are you hiding? I hear the Moon sneeze and Mars has a cold. Winter, why are you sleeping under a worm’s warm stomach, in the ear of a mouse? Move! Snow and sleet will soon turn to leaf, melting in rivers at maple’s feet. Ants leap puddles. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM CER While fewer than half of state charter school laws in the United States earn above-average grades according to The Center for Education Reform’s (CER) 15th Edition of Charter School Laws Across the States: Rankings & Scorecard released today, New York lands in the top ten, ranking 6th out of 42 states […]
Dear North Rockland Community, Last Saturday was a day of blessing in the life of our church. We gathered together as a church family to give thanks to God as our new building was consecrated. Not only has the damage from Hurricane Sandy been repaired – a new fellowship hall has been added! I wasn’t […]
The New City Library announced that Director Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman was awarded the Joseph W. Lippincott Award for 2014. Bestowed by the American Library Association, this honor recognizes distinguished service to the profession of librarianship. “The jury for the 2014 Joseph W. Lippincott Aware is delighted to honor Dr. Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman,” said […]