What’s Happening

By George J. Dacre “West Side Story” is now on main stage at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, in Elmsford. It will consist of a dinner and show. Call 914-592-2222 or broadwaytheatre.com for dates and times. Rated Four Out Of Four Stars by the Rockland County Times. Big Apple Comedy Club is coming to the Newton […]

Pair arrested for burglary in Wesley Hills

This Wednesday, April 22, Darwin L. Cartagena-Regaldo and Jose. G Flores-Cordova of Spring Valley were arrested this week and charged with burglary in the third degree. Ramapo Police responded to a call of two suspicious males at an unoccupied house located at 15 McNamara Rd. in the Village of Wesley Hills. Upon arrival, police found […]

Parents sue all-boys’ school over sexual abuse

In a legal first, the parents of a former student at Yeshiva University’s Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Brooklyn have filed a suit against the school for deceiving them into believing the school was a safe place for their son in spite of rampant sexual abuse. Israel and Chaya Gutman argued in their suit that […]

MEDICAID AUDITS FIND MORE THAN $500 MILLION IN WASTE

DiNapoli: Report Urges Increased Oversight with Transition to Managed Care State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s audits identified a total of $513 million in improper Medicaid payments and untapped revenue opportunities over a four-year period, according to a report released this week. Auditors identified another $361 million in questionable transactions that will require further review and […]

Countywide Opt Outs Soar As More Parents Question the Validity of Standardized State Education Testing

BY CHERYL SLAVIN What has started, over the past few years, as a murmur of concern about the effects of Common Core aligned standardized tests on student and teacher evaluation and performance has now swelled into a roar of protest by thousands of parents statewide over what they believe are unfair, developmentally inappropriate and ultimately […]

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