To the Editor, Regarding Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman’s recent campaign to terminate Bernard Charles from his employment as Assistant Recreation Activities Coordinator, Mr. Friedman argues that Mr. Charles should lose his job because he did not pass Civil Service exams for two completely different job titles. Mr. Charles has not had the chance to take […]
The Clarkstown Board of Education is asking the public to join the discussion about the proposed 2015 Facilities Improvement Bond. Earlier this year, the Facilities Improvement Committee shared concerns over the aging of the district’s school buildings and repairs that are becoming increasingly urgent. During a September 8 meeting, the committee presented greater details on […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Dennis Walcott spent a busy day with East Ramapo students and teachers last week. “I went to a number of schools today and am dealing with opening day with its challenges,” he told the Rockland County Times last Wednesday, during a nine-minute conversation. While his answers were nonspecific, he said, “There are […]
NorthEast Community Bank, with offices in Massachusetts and New York, opened its first branch in Rockland County in August. Opening its doors on August 17, the bank has already accrued $11 million in deposits from both new residential and business customers. NorthEast, founded by NECB’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth A. Martinek’s grandfather, has […]
BY KATHY KAHN The phoenix hasn’t risen from the ashes yet, but County Executive Ed Day feels he is leading Rockland in the right direction. “There is no way to fix where we are in a flash, despite what some others in government might think,” Day told Rockland Business Association members on September 10, speaking […]
Spring Valley man convicted of setting witness on fire A Spring Valley man was convicted on August 20 for a string of violent crimes which included a gasoline attack on an eyewitness to a retaliation against a previous victim. Wesner Pierre, 29, of Alan Road, was convicted of third-degree arson, second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession […]