American healthcare worker arrives in U.S. for Ebola treatment An American who visited Sierra Leone to assist with the emergency response to the recent African Ebola epidemic arrived in the U.S. for observation on Sunday and is now undergoing medical care in isolation. The unidentified healthcare worker was flown to the Nebraska Medical Center’s Biocontainment […]
BY BARRY WARNER The endless amount of items that people throw away everyday include paper towel tubes, plastic cups and cork bottle stoppers. However these materials can be reused in other ways. Instructor Amina Chaudhri showed a group of kids at New City Library recently that cork stoppers are adaptable and have a texture that […]
To the Editor, Congress has passed a trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that includes giving trustees of multi-employer pension plans the ability to cut pensions earned by 1.5 million workers and retirees. Many pensions will be cut by up to 50 percent to retirees who are in no position to make up for the monthly […]
The Village of Nyack canceled their New Year’s Fireworks display due to the high cost. I applaud this financially responsible decision made by the village. In the past our tax dollars funded through the state and county contributed to the fireworks display. This was equal to burning our tax dollars. Those interested in fireworks displays […]
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.
To the Editor, Once upon a time in the Town of Orangetown, meetings for the Town Board, Pearl River Board of Education, South Orangetown Board of Education, and Nyack Board of Education were scheduled on different evenings. This afforded Orangetown constituents the opportunity to attend, without conflict, any meeting conducted by any of these four […]