KINGSTON – An Ulster County grand jury indicted a Marlboro woman in connection with the drowning death of her 10-month-old daughter in her bathtub. Kayla Pagan, 26, faces a charge of felony criminally negligent homicide and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child. According to the State Police investigation, the drowning occurred in the evening […]
PRESS STATEMENT FROM ELLEN JAFFEE “I applaud State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia for the appointment of Charles Szuberla as East Ramapo Central School District Monitor. In making this appointment the Commissioner and (SED) recognizes and is actively responding to the critical and positive role the Monitors played on the ground during the 2015-16 school […]
The members of the Ramapo Police Department lost a member of their extended family this week: Chief John Timoney. Chief Timoney was a former Town of Ramapo resident who served in the NYPD as the first deputy commissioner and eventually moved on to become commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department. Â After that he served as […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Lana Benim, Pys.D is bringing an educational-based daycare to New City’s former St. Augustine school building and it has brought the attention of parish members and townspeople who are concerned the former catholic school will be turned into a Yeshiva or a private school seeking taxpayer money. The town of Clarkstown is […]
BY LEGISLATOR ALDEN H. WOLFE (D- Montebello) Chairman Rockland County Legislature I was very proud to work with my colleagues in the Legislature to develop a real, comprehensive plan to find the best deal for taxpayers on the Sain Building- and one that meets all legal requirements. After being presented with a single offer […]
The Academy for Martial Arts in Orangeburg will be hosting a kids’ “goal setting seminar and bully proof workshop,” 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Academy, 8 Orangetown Shopping Center. Free pizza will be on hand. There’s limited space so reserve your child’s spot now. Make sure your kid never falls prey to a bully. When […]