Today’s announcement that property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 0.12 percent next year will create a hardship for school districts and their ability to meet student needs. That’s because schools will not be able to raise any meaningful new revenue without obtaining a 60 percent supermajority in support of their […]
The All Seasons Chamber Players, one of New Jersey’s most popular and active chamber music ensembles, will return to the New City Public Library to perform a program of chamber music on Sunday afternoon, January 24, 2016 at 2 p.m. The library, located at 220 North Main Street in New City, offers this program to […]
Spring Valley Murder Case After the stabbing and death of 20 year-old Orange County volunteer firefighter, Justin Speights, police have begun an investigation into the case. Coincidence would have it that an apartment owned by Spring Valley Trustee Vilair Fonvil’s family was raided by police in the search for the assailant. Police believe a renter […]
PRESS RELEASE Risa Hoag of GMG Public Relations and Kaira Grundig of Bonefish Grill will co-host a new radio show on WRCR 1700AM titled, The Bigger Picture, beginning January 26. The show will feature local entrepreneurs and highlight how they give back to the community through their support of a particular cause or charity. The […]
BY STEPHANIE VITALE The newly renovated Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, NY now presents “Harvey,” and it’s a must see. Elwood P. Dowd, played by Andrew Greenway, is a man who claims to have a friend named Harvey — whom Elwood describes as a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall pooka, resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit. There is no doubt […]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HEALTH DEPT. Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert urges residents to protect themselves from the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO). It is a poisonous gas known as the ‘silent killer’ since you can’t see it, smell it, or taste it. Carbon monoxide can come from anything that burns fuels, […]