Report was prepared with figures provided by UWNY BY JANIE ROSMAN In a shock move, United Water New York recently left the Rockland County Water Task Force table after disagreeing with the findings of an independent report produced with figures it supplied to nationally renowned conservation and efficiency expert Amy Vickers. “United Water will continue to […]
Photos provided by the Town of Haverstraw The sixth annual Town of Haverstraw Air Show was held this past Saturday at the Scenic Hudson Riverview Park off of Beach Road. Organizers called it a big success with several hundred people attending, refreshments courtesy of the Town of Haverstraw and several hundred dollars raised for the Wounded […]
BY JERRY DONNELAN Director, Rockland Veterans Service Agency The GI Bill has been in existence since the end of WWII. Traditionally its use has been to allow veterans to go to college. Well, college isn’t for everyone. God knows I proved that. After WWII, GI’s could go to any school that they could get into […]
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s op-ed, “New York Should Opt into Public Financing of Elections” was published in The Albany Times Union this week, urging the state Legislature to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform in New York, including public funding of elections for all state offices. BY THOMAS DINAPOLI, State Comptroller In 2014, […]
BY BARRY WARNER The Pearl River school administrators, teachers and staff are ready to motivate and engage their students in learning says School Superintendent Marco F. Pochintesta. He told The Rockland County Times that the current budget includes the expansion of kindergarten to a full-day program. Small-group and individualized teacher-directed activities, as well as child-initiated […]