Marc Maturo’s official sports column STAC ‘9’ set for playoff preview against Dowling A classic four-game showcase of sorts looms this weekend when St. Thomas Aquinas College and Dowling College, two East Coast Conference powerhouses, square off in a postseason preview. Pitching-rich Dowling leads the conference with a 17-3 record (29-11 overall) while the hard-hitting […]
To the Editor, The outpouring of support for Hudson Valley Honor Flight’s Fourth Mission on Saturday was overwhelming. Thank you to all in the community who showed up at Stewart Airport to send off our WWII Heroes to Washington, DC and those who welcomed them home. It took sixty years for our nation to complete […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BJ GRECO On Wednesday, April 23rd, 40 juniors and seniors were inducted into the Tappan Zee High School History Honor Society. The evening included speeches from several of the organization’s officers, the screening of a student-created documentary entitled “Crime and Punishment in Rockland County,” congratulatory remarks from advisor Matthew Robertson, and […]
Hudson Valley boat crash case to resume next week Following an adjournment last week, the manslaughter case of Jojo John, the man at the helm of a fatal boat crash which killed a bride-to-be and her groom’s best man on July 26, is set to resume next week. The ongoing pretrial hearings had occurred until […]
Dear Governor Cuomo, I was recently approached by the East Ramapo Maintenance, Transportation, Special Services and Security Employees Union who are local bus drivers for the East Ramapo School district. The school board is pursuing avenues of outsourcing the responsibility of providing busing for the children. I have major concerns over this. When you choose […]
The East Ramapo School Board and its allies have launched a campaign to challenge the formula for state aid as it effects East Ramapo District. They claim the district receives less funds than it should and is categorized as “affluent” even though it is lower income. The district has 9,000 public school students and 22,000 private school students. The board […]