Community View by Robert I. Rhodes, Ph.D., Chairman, Preserve Ramapo The Hillcrest chapter of CUPON (Citizens United to Protect Our Neighbors) met last Tuesday evening. Thanks to Micheal Miller’s presentation it was a most educational and shocking evening. Micheal presented a long list of building projects in Ramapo. He estimated that when approved a total […]
BY KATHY KAHN Town of Orangetown Justice Patrick Loftus began his legal career in the District Attorney’s office, eventually branching into a partnership that dealt mainly with civil law. His first love was working on the prosecutorial side of his chosen profession, and so Loftus has thrown his hat into the ring for one of the […]
BY DR. LOU ALPERT After the appearance of a number of articles in this column over the last several months reacting to numerous complaints made by our readers concerning the “forced” imposition by Microsoft of the the Windows 10 operating system on their computers. Microsoft has now “come clean” and finally acknowledged the “confusion” […]
Keeping Legislative Costs Down By Legislator Jay Hood, Jr. (D – Haverstraw) Vice Chair Rockland County Legislature While governments everywhere continue to try to contain spending each year, especially in the “tax cap” era, in Rockland, we have learned to do more with less. To begin with, our County budget is the lowest it has […]
Nyack Village Theatre at 94 Main St. in Nyack will host the fifth annual Nyack Film Festival beginning Thursday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. and running through Sunday, August 21. For tickets: www.nyackvillagetheatre.com FILM SCHEDULE ~ THURSDAY NIGHT ~ 7:30pm – This House Matters – Tina Traster 8:00pm – Sprint to the Past – Selkin […]
The Handsman family loved to go swimming in the Clarkstown public pools. It was always a joyous family activity. Sad times hit the family in November when father, Alan Handsman, was diagnosed with stage 3 multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the blood. He had a stem cell transplant in May and has to limit exposure to […]