Sugar Magnolia candy shop opens on Central Ave. in Pearl River BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Lifelong candyman Royce Keller and business partner Bobby Driscoll held the grand opening of candy shop Sugar Magnolia last month on Central Ave. in Pearl River. The new shop brings a full array of candy options to downtown Pearl River, a […]
East Ramapo closes on Hillcrest Elementary sale The East Ramapo Central School District completed their $4.9 million sale of Hillcrest Elementary School on Friday, ending a series of tumultuous legal and political skirmishes over the building. This marks the second time the school has been sold to Congregation Avir Yakov, the first being a deal […]
On Saturday, November 29, Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack visited with Nanuet resident Marian Merton to help celebrate her 100th birthday.
BY MARIA BROWNSELL Watching officials spend taxpayer money doesn’t make residents happy, but neither does having unsafe roads from slippery leaves or snow. At Clarkstown’s town board workshop meeting on December 2, the cost of overtime in the Highway Department and town garages was a large part of the night’s discussion. Wayne Ballard, superintendent of […]
David Sadoff, a graduate of Suffern High School has been honored with a prestigious Merrill Presidential Scholarship from Cornell University. Fisher is one 33 students honored in 2014. Each spring semester, approximately 1 percent of Cornell’s graduating class is named to receive this honor by the deans of the university’s seven undergraduate colleges. Merrill Scholars, […]
BY BARRY WARNER Recently, communities nationwide joined the National Education Association to celebrate 93 years of American Education Week, the annual observance that honors students, teachers, education support professionals, parents and community members who help students succeed. Miller Elementary School administrators invited parents into the classrooms to experience firsthand what a school day was like […]