STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Most people thought it; a few people mentioned it. Then Historical Society of Rockland County Board President Larry Singer said it. “We ARE going on a three-hour tour,” Singer announced. Good-natured laughter ensued as we boarded the River Rose. Luckily for us, it became a five-hour tour that was […]
Dr. Michael Shaw, professor of education at St. Thomas Aquinas College, was elected as Hudson Valley Regional Director for the New York State Reading Association and will serve on the Board of Directors, announced Dr. Meenakshi Gajria, dean of the School of Education. Shaw currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Rockland Reading Council […]
BY MARC MOSS While summer vacation season 2014 is still in full blast, it might also be the perfect time to chart your next vacation thanks to special offers from Celebrity Cruises available through the end of August. For a limited time the Celebrity Cruises “Pick your perk” program features a choice of four perks […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Penguin Repertory’s production of the “Fabulous Lipitones” brings to the table good old fashioned barbershop harmony, lots of laughs and all-around enjoyable theatre. The Fabulous Lipitones, a barbershop harmony group, are in search of a fourth member, following the death of one of the original members of the quartet. It doesn’t […]
BY BARRY WARNER Drawing Instructor Cayla Morganstern gathered together an adult class of “botanical artists” recently and instructed them in techniques to draw or paint beautiful flowers and other plant life. Flowers are natural subjects to draw because of their varieties of colors and textures. The class attempted to portray flowers from photographs. Instructor Cayla […]
Dear Governor Cuomo, Commissioner King & Attorney General Schneiderman: In recent months I have been publicly exposing the dilapidated state and questionable summer rental of the public schools in the East Ramapo Central School District on my website: http://kidzpoetz.com/east-ramapo.html I was recently informed that emergency repairs are scheduled for Kakiat Elementary and Ramapo High Schools. […]