Op-ed by Rob DiFrancesco For 45 million people in eight Northeastern states and parts of Canada, August 14, 2003 proved just how crucial it is to have reliable electric power. On that day, a massive blackout shut off the electricity that is crucial not only to our lives and livelihoods, but also to our health […]
BY BARRY WARNER Learning, planning and executing strategies for the upcoming school year happens throughout the summer months. Newly appointed School Superintendent Dr. Robert R. Pritchard told the Rockland County Times that “all buildings in the district must have the capacity to deliver wireless capabilities. “LATI” or Learning Active Technology Infused Classrooms use problem-based 21st […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN East Ramapo school board president Yehuda Weissmandl removed his headset as Luis Nivelo was speaking, a move that was not unnoticed by the more than 200 people at Chestnut Ridge Middle School Tuesday night. Neither state monitor Dennis Walcott nor Dr. Monica George-Fields, a member of his new monitoring team, removed theirs. […]
WEST NYACK – A 77-year-old Congers man was killed Sunday when he was struck by a Rockland County bus in West Nyack, according to Clarkstown police. The 3 p.m. accident and the investigation led to a six-hour shut down of Route 303 just north of the Palisades Center mall, with the roadway closed to traffic until […]
Two New Jersey men were arrested last week by Stony Point Police after they returned pilfered merchandise from an area pharmacy in exchange for store credit. Nelson Curet, 26, of Union City and Basem Atshan, 31, of North Bergen, were caught after an internal investigation by the CVS in Garnerville determined they were stealing CVS […]
UPDATE: Chelsea has been found! Message from parents Rosie O’Donnell and Kelli Carpenter: “Our 17 year old daughter, Chelsea Belle was reported missing. Nyack, New York police authorities have been looking for her in the Rockland County area since Sunday, August 16. She was last seen Tuesday, August 11. She was wearing a black sweatshirt […]