By: Joel Grossbarth The lawsuit of the Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc. v. Village of Pomona has deeply divided the community in Rockland along religious lines while at the same time redefining legal principles of local land use laws versus Federal constitutional rights and laws. This week, a Federal Appeals Court in Manhattan may […]
WEST NYACK, N.Y.: The United Way of Rockland County, Inc. (UWRC) will be partnering with the Palisades Center for the 2020 Laps for Literacy Mall Walk on Sunday, February 9, 2020. This walk increases awareness of the literacy challenges facing Rockland County youth and raises funds to address these challenges. Statistics inform us that children […]
Veterans are twice as likely to be subjected to a scam as the general population, the Senate Committee on Aging heard in November this year. This statistic is not surprising since a 2017 AARP survey showed that 78 percent of veterans were targeted by scammers who tried to exploit their service history. Any member of the population […]
If you’re to cast your mind to some of the great cities across the US, few can compare to Boston in terms of the magic that swirls in its streets around the Christmas period. With winter the right cloak through which Boston can express its unique character, cultural heritage, and events calendar, this is the […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF MONSEY – Following the horrific machete attack at Rabbi Rottenburg’s shul on Dec. 28 weekend Anthony Mele of AMI Global Security provided weapons and training to several members of another local shul. Mele, aware of open carry laws in New York, instructed the Orthodox men, several of whom were infantry members in the […]
BY DIANE DIMOND This will not start out as a good year for professor Nick Flor of the University of New Mexico. Beginning Jan. 1, he will be suspended from this tenured position, without pay, for a full year. He is not allowed to get another full-time job; the multimillions of dollars in grants […]