BY CHERYL SLAVIN At the regular School Board meeting Tuesday night, North Rockland schools Superintendent Ileana Eckert gave a presentation highlighting both the budgetary issues the district is facing as well as the educational successes the schools have achieved. It could have been referred to as a “state of the district” address, similar to “state […]
Part 3 of a 4 part series BY CHERYL SLAVIN As the New York State Department of Education continues to develop the technological infrastructure necessary to support the application of Common Core Standards, many parents and educators have grown increasingly concerned about the impact these new technologies will have upon their students’ educational privacy. A […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.
It was started by a group of friends from Hoover Place, Stony Point a decade and a half ago and has budded into a full blown community tradition. We’re talking about the Stony Point Seals annual Polar Plunge, of course, where hundreds of brave souls gather at the Stony Point seawall on the morning of […]
BY MARIA BROWNSELL With the New Year comes the annual Reorganization Meeting of the Town of Clarkstown. After being snowed out last Thursday, this years meeting was rescheduled to Tuesday night. The Clarkstown South High School Troubadours provided the music for the evening under the direction of Kip Bonsignore. Seven different people were sworn into […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Speakers couldn’t resist the temptation to allude to the importance of every single vote at the Orangetown Town Board’s annual reorganization meetingTuesday evening, from newly re-elected Supervisor Andrew Stewart to Rabbi Daniel Pernick while giving the benediction. The civics lesson from politicians, civil servants and even invited guests […]