BY BARRY WARNER Nyack School District Superintendent Dr. James J. Montesano told the Rockland County Times that 21st century learning “defines and illustrates the skills and knowledge students will need to succeed in work, life and citizenship.” Proceeding from this philosophy the school district has implemented the ‘Stemscopes’ K-12 program from Rice University and the […]
BY SEAN SMITH August 11 2015 — The New York Mets entered Citi Field Tuesday night resting on an one and a half games up on the second place Washington Nationals. Manager Terry Collins sent his “Dark Knight,” Matt Harvey, to the mound in Flushing Meadows to face off against the Colorado Rockies’ left hander […]
BY SEAN SMITH August 10 2015 — The New York Mets returned to Citi Field tonight to begin a four game series against the Colorado Rockies. Jonathan Niese started for the Mets hoping to get the first place ball club out of a 2-game skid. Niese left the top of the seventh inning on the […]
August 7 2015 — The New York Mets began a three game inter-league series against the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida on Friday night. Manager Terry Collins sent 27-year old Jacob deGrom to the hill against a Tampa team that is struggling to stay in the American League playoff picture. DeGrom has not allowed more than […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Faced with the sudden potential loss of several historic homes scattered around Rockland County, a Valley Cottage woman has taken on the task of producing a documentary film about the endangered Dutch sandstone structures, in hopes that most, if not all, can be rescued from the wrecking […]
Dear Commissioner Elia and Chancellor Tisch, Last week’s events at the previous East Ramapo Central School District board meeting truly underscore the need for New York State to finally take action and remove certain (if not all) board members from the ERCSD Board of Education. The board has shown time and time again that they […]