To the Editor, Many would agree, as I do, that having full-day kindergarten classes in our public schools would benefit our students academically considering the changing learning standards. According to the New York State Legislature, nine school districts statewide still only have half-day kindergarten programs. Two of these school districts are in Rockland County: North […]
BY KATHY KAHN The Rockland Business Association (www.rocklandbusiness.org), nearly 1,000 members strong, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. But preparations for its milestone are on the back burner as President/CEO Al Samuels focuses on bringing business and state funding to Rockland. Another goal would be to see the divisiveness between the Hasidic community […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Rockland Theatre Company presents “The Last Five Years” February 19, 20 and 21 at the Trinity United Methodist Church Theater on Main Street in Stony Point. Written and composed by Jason Robert Brown.Tickets available at the Photo Shoppe call 845-942-1103 or contact rocklandtheatreco@yahoo.com. – The Golden Dragon Acrobats with Cirque Viva […]
The work of local artist Ed Kirkland is on display at the Nyack Library through the month of February. Opening reception is 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, February 7. The Nyack Library is at 59 South Broadway, Nyack NY. Kirkland, a well-known local artist, graduated from Nyack High School in 1972, later attending Pratt Institute studying […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Everyone knows youngsters aren’t mentally or emotionally equipped to make good decisions. That’s why most parents watch their teenagers like hawks. But every year thousands of American kids get themselves into serious trouble with the law. Some of these youngsters had no prior police record. Some who entered the criminal justice system […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent question is ‘what are you doing for others?’” On Monday, January 18, 2016, scholars from Seton Hall’s MLK Leadership Program, family and students from the Premier Dance Theater Group gathered at a Youth Leadership Institute to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his achievements and […]