BY MARIA BROWNSELL The night after election day i is budget day in Clarkstown. On Wednesday, November 5, the Clarkstown Town Board had a public hearing about the proposed budget for 2015. Supervisor Alexander Gromack opened up the hearing by letting everyone know that they will stay under the tax cap and residents wouldn’t be […]
Get ready for the big sound of swing, which utterly dominated the American popular-music scene in the late 1930’s and early 1940s, instantly bringing you back to Big Bands and dance floors crowded with exuberant jitterbugs dancing the Shag and the Lindy Hop. Led by Artistic Director Steve Shaiman, this 20-piece Swing Era jazz ensemble […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Cortaca Jug is on the line as Cortland hosts Ithaca Veteran lineman Ostrow & Co. in underdog role The countdown is on in upstate Cortland, where another contest will be waged for ownership of the Cortaca Jug at noon on Nov. 15. The football rivalry pitting SUNY Cortland and […]
The South Orangetown Rotary Club and O&R presented dictionaries to over 200 third graders at the Tappan Zee Elementary School today at the school. The presentation was part of the Rotary’s ongoing effort to support educational projects in the community. O&R donated $450 to help make the project a success. O&R’s Public Affairs Director Tom […]
To the Editor, As a Rockland resident and former chief in the New York City Police Department, I take strong exception to the substance and tone in the letter “Day’s sheriff cuts will burden local cops.” Sheriff Falco needs to do what every department in county government has been doing; restructure to run more efficiently. […]
BY BILL DEMAREST NEW CITY – As Rockland County continues its push to hire new corrections officers to staff the county jail to fill vacancies created through numerous retirements, the latest class of corrections officers has completed its training. A graduation ceremony was held last week to mark the end of training for the new […]