East Ramapo approves emergency repairs to Pomona Middle School The East Ramapo School Board voted on Tuesday night to approve emergency repairs to the roof of Pomona Middle School’s auditorium, which was discovered to be in an advanced state of deterioration and at risk of collapse. Repairs began shortly after August 7, when the roof […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Blauvelt Sons of Italy’s fifth Annual Italian Feast and Carnival set for September 11 through 14 at Masonic Park in Tappan. Mighty Spectrum Band, Tre Bella, Lauren Mascitti, Jenna Esposito, Steve Maglio, Al Sapiennza, Louis Vanaria and the Tony T Orchestra featured. Contact blauveltsonsofitaly.org. – Youth Helping Youth, Sunday, August […]
Registrations and donations are now being accepted for Support Connection’s 20th Anniversary Support-A-Walk, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5 at FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights. It is the organization’s most important annual fundraiser, with 89¢ of every dollar raised directly funding their free breast and ovarian cancer support services. The Support-A-Walk was founded 20 years […]
BY BARNABY JOYCE Joyce Insurance Agency Many working parents have had their various issues and complaints with daycare and childcare centers. As an alternative to these forms of childcare, more and more parents are choosing to hire their own nanny or share one with another parent. However, many parents aren’t fully aware of the many […]
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Daphnee Riche, age 30, residing at 9 Dunlop Dr., Spring Valley, NY, was arrested on August 19, 2014 for unlawful possession of marijuana. The defendant was arrested after a traffic stop revealed she was in possession of 1.0 gram of marijuana. The defendant was arrested, processed and released on an appearance […]
BY STEPHANIE DOLCE If anyone can compare the Ice Bucket Challenge to lack of communicating in relationships, it is I. My neighbor died roughly fifteen years ago from ALS. And since we are NOT teaching people about the disease, we are ONLY focusing on the ice bucket, I will give you a quick lesson as […]