[UPDATE—-As of Wednesday morning’s forecast, the storm is now expected to begin as rain for a period of time before transitioning to a mix and then snow. Most of Rockland is still forecast to receive 6″ of snow] A winter storm is projected to reach Rockland County on Wednesday morning and continue into Thursday, creating […]
The Village of Spring Valley is preparing for a sizable protest following the announcement of the Ferguson, Missouri grand jury’s findings in the shooting death of teenage African-American Michael Brown. The case has caused months of protests and riots in Ferguson and become a national flashpoint. The “Ferguson Response Network” tumblr website lists dozens of […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The New York State Public Service Commission has opened an investigation into United Water’s accounting practices of the past 10 years, including the reasons for the recent termination of UWNY General Manager Michael Pointing and two other high level employees. According to official PSC documents their investigation was initially prompted by the […]
BY STEPHANIE DOLCE Recently we all have seen the video of the woman being “catcalled” hundreds of times in a span of 108 times over 10 hours. And after seeing responses from other women and men, I thought it was time for my response and take on catcalling. Some woman actually wrote online, “ALL uninvited […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – On all important items, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli cleared Rockland County’s draft budget for the 2015 fiscal year, offering only minor suggestions in the area of anticipated revenues. According to a report issued last Wednesday, the major revenues and expenditures outlined in the $772 million budget proposal […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Posing a dramatic challenge to the beleaguered East Ramapo School Board, the New York State fiscal monitor appointed to examine the school district issued a report on Monday, which criticizes the school district for neglecting public school students and suggests additional state oversight. In his 61-page report submitted to the New York […]