BY ALAN D. KATZ Former Clarkstown School Board President George Santayana, the 19th century Spanish philosopher once said… “Those who cannot learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” This time honored quote has never been more relevant than on the eve of the December 10th School District bond vote. The recent history of Bond […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Board president of Helping Hands of Rockland Raoul Cansino has worked tirelessly and without any pay after bringing the non-profit into being. Cansino, a German language teacher and Community Service Chair at Green Meadow Waldorf School in Chestnut Ridge has been doing Midnight Runs with his students in the Green Medal Service […]
Reports by the Journal News of a 10 percent county tax increase are presumptuous in light of the fact County Executive Ed Day still has vetoes up his sleeve and the County Legislature only narrowly passed their amendments to Day’s budget, which would have raised taxes only about 5 percent. Day can veto the entirety […]
The Rockland County Legislature has appointed Mendel Taub of Spring Valley as the newest member of the Rockland Community College Board of Trustees. “We welcome Mendel’s enthusiasm and commitment to education and to RCC and its students,” Legislature Chairman Alden H. Wolfe, D-Montebello, said. “The college will be well-served by his volunteerism.” The Multi-Services Committee, […]
Celebrating a brand new facility in Nanuet, NY, with a ribbon cutting ceremony, Coupé Theatre Studio welcomed hundreds of guests to its Grand Opening November 28, 2015. The day’s events included classes for alumni who returned from all over the east coast, and free classes for the general public of all ages. Cosponsored by the […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA Romance is something we have seen in films of any genre from any part of the world. Sometimes, these stories are told with an embarrassing level of clichés; and other times, they are told in such a way that has us swept away in their enchantment. I’m more than pleased to say director […]