STATEMENT BY WILLIAM P. HARRINGTON, Special Prosecutor “The town is gratified by the June 2 Findings and Recommendations of Hearing Officer Ponzini that found Chief Sullivan guilty of charges related to his intentional deletion of cell phone data while he was the subject of administrative charges and a defendant in multiple town lawsuits. “The 55-page decision, […]
A nineteen-year-old Stony Point woman was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief following an argument with her parents early Saturday afternoon. During the dispute, police allege the teen broke a number of plates and drinking glasses, earning her a fourth degree criminal mischief charge. Police said the teen broke “two three” plates and glasses, had not been the subject of […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman In my previous life teaching college (initially at MIT) for more than 40 years, I have found that a parody, which is a humorous imitation of a serious writing, to often be more effective in driving home a critical message to my students than using the bare unvarnished facts alone. […]
BY DIANE DIMOND As you read this, the president of the United States might very well have said or tweeted out more intemperate things. It is pretty clear that Donald J. Trump plays fast and loose with the English language, and that diplomatic speak is not in his wheelhouse. He shoots from the lip and […]
With the election of Donald Trump and the appointment of Betsy Devos as Secretary of Education, school choice activists are seeing a real opportunity for education reform for the first time in years. But while the federal conversation is largely focused on creating a school voucher program, there is another debate taking place at the […]
In response to requests from residents, the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority has partnered with the Rockland County Sheriff’s Dept. to give residents more opportunities to drop off their unused or expired controlled and non-controlled substance medication for safe, proper disposal than ever before. The Solid Waste Authority and the Sheriff’s Dept. have partnered to schedule 10 “Medication Take […]