TZHS Wins Rookie All-Star Award at World Championship in Detroit Tappan Zee High School’s rookie first Robotics Competition Team 6911, South Orangetown BOTZ, won the Rookie All-Star Award at the FIRST Championship Detroit on Saturday, April 28. The team advanced to the international competition after earning the Rookie Inspiration Award at the Hudson Valley Regional […]
Nyack Public School Music Department’s recent trip to Boston for participation in an annual awards competition was a resounding success as the school returned home with 21 different awards! All five participating classes (Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Advanced Choir, and Women’s Vocal Ensemble) earned First Place with Gold ratings. Additionally, each ensemble won the […]
Your weekly forecast by Zachory Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! Welcome to a taste of summer! It sure has been quite warm the past few days, but will this weather continue? Let’s find out! Friday: Partly cloudy and warm. High near 84° after a morning low near 65°. An afternoon thunderstorm cannot be ruled out. Chance […]
State Senator William Larkin is expected to announce his retirement tomorrow (Thursday, May 3). The Republican lawmaker has called a news conference to “announce his intentions.” Mid-Hudson News reported that a number of sources said he will announce he will not run in November. His office had no comment about the impending announcement on Wednesday, nor did […]
The first-ever Rockland County “Repair Café” is scheduled for Sunday, May 6, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave. in downtown Nyack. Repair Cafés connect people who have broken items – usually ones of personal significance – with “repair coaches;” persons who know-how to fix things and enjoy doing just that. […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman In a bill A8914A, sponsored by Assemblyman Byrne of Westchester (Senate matching bill S7671), our neighboring assemblyman is attempting to restore the tradition and history of our area by adding back the name “Tappan Zee” to the newly minted “Mario M Cuomo” bridge. His justification, quoted directly from his bill, […]