By Michael Stumo As the recent presidential debates have shown, many in Washington are eager to move forward on a renewable energy future. Policymakers are already considering wider production of electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. But there’s a problem. The United States currently produces only a fraction of the different metals needed to […]
Latest Alliance in TSTT’s 25-Year History Will Help Expand Pipeline of Students of Color to Pursue Teaching Professions WHITE PLAINS AND ORANGEBURG, NY (FEBRUARY 28, 2020) Sharing the commitment to expand a pipeline of students of color to pursue teaching professions, White Plains-based Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT) , one the nation’s leading teacher diversity […]
SUFFERN, NY – On Friday February 28, 2020, Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht, Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel, Ramapo Sgt. Christopher Youngman, and members of “Hope Not Handcuffs” announced the launch of the Hope Not Handcuffs program in the Town of Ramapo. Hope Not Handcuffs-Hudson Valley, a program of the Tri-County Community Partnership Inc., is aimed […]
To the Editor, This past week, some members of the Rockland County Legislature wrote a letter to a federal regulator in Washington opposing the sale of Indian Point from its current owner, Entergy, to a company, Holtec, that specializes in the dismantling of nuclear power plants. The legislators (none of whom, to the best of […]
County Executive Ed Day and the Rockland County Environmental Management Council, an umbrella organization of the Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources, are please to host the 29th Annual Eleanor Burlingham 5th Grade Earth Day Essay & Poster Contest. Starting March 1st, 2020, New York State will ban single use plastic bags from retail stores. […]
SPARKILL, N.Y. – The Lady Spartans have made winning a habit in the last 10 months and Head Coach Kristen Sullivan plans to keep it going in 2020. Sullivan and her Lady Spartans head into the season with plenty of optimism. Last spring, the Spartans logged the program’s finest season ever when they won a […]