State Senate Passes Bill to Keep Predators away from Daycares

PRESS RELEASE FROM SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Senator David Carlucci (D – Rockland/Westchester) announced that the Senate has passed S3223A. legislation that will prohibit sex offenders from moving to a residence that is within 1000 feet of any school building regularly used for instructional purposes, a building in which child day care is provided. The New York State Department […]

Teens Display Mastery of Aerial Yoga during Nyack Charity Benefit

Teens Display Mastery of Aerial Yoga during Nyack Charity Benefit

STORY BY MARY DIXON PHOTOS BY JIM NORDMANN Teens from Nyack Yoga’s aerial yoga program starred during a benefit on Saturday, June 4 at the Nyack Center, held in support of Rockland’s Center for Safety & Change. The teen girls performed an experimental, improvisational aerial yoga performance, demonstrating the strength in mind and body resulting […]

RESPONSES TO OMBUDSMAN’S ALERT: WINDOWS 10 IMPOSED BY MICROSOFT

MICROSOFT 10 A DISASTER FOR PEARL RIVER SENIOR To the Editor, I thank your ombudsman Dr. Alpert and his alert about Microsoft’s imposition of Windows 10 on the users of Windows. I did not want it on my computer but Microsoft was unrelenting in pressuring me and I am sure other users to switch to […]

GROUP SAYS “CELEBRATE SAFE” DURING PROM AND GRADUATION

Spring is an exciting time of year for high school students with performances, prom and graduation festivities. To bring attention to the need for safe celebrations, Community Awareness Network for a Drug-free Life and Environment (CANDLE), a county-wide youth substance abuse and violence prevention agency, recently surveyed 225 high school students between the ages of […]

John Walsh Special on Eugene Palmer Scheduled

John Walsh Special on Eugene Palmer Scheduled

UPDATE: The producer of the program has informed the Rockland County Times that the date of the Eugene Palmer special on “The Hunt” has been moved up to July 3. According to the show’s producer, the Eugene Palmer murder and getaway case will be featured on the Sunday, August 21 July 3 episode of “John Walsh, […]

Assembly candidate Schmitt blasts NY Dream Act

PRESS RELEASE AND STATEMENT Colin J. Schmitt, candidate for the 99th NYS Assembly District, this week issued the following statement on the State Assembly passage of the “DREAM Act,” which provides taxpayer funded free college tuition for illegal aliens costing over $27 million for Hudson Valley families. “Yesterday, the NYC-Controlled Assembly Democrats passed the “DREAM […]