A former St. Joseph’s and Nyack High School basketball standout was arrested last week on sex abuse charges. Terrence McNair, 18, of Valley Cottage was arrested for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a girl under 15 years of age “sometime between October 2012 and June 2013,” according to Clarkstown PD. The sexual acts […]
O&R Press Release PEARL RIVER, NY Feb. 12, 2014 2 p.m. — O&R has declared a company-wide Storm Watch in anticipation of a significant snow storm due on Thursday. The latest revised forecast calls for a storm packing 8-14 inches of snowfall to hit the O&R service area about 5 a.m. Thursday. Snow is expected […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Just days after local legislators held a public forum on common core issues, including a discussion about the Legislature’s push for a moratorium on common core implementation, the state Board of Regents announced that it will adopt several measures that will delay the impact of Common Core-related state assessments on educators and […]
BY MARC MATURO The passing of Hall of Fame player and broadcaster Ralph Kiner erases the last public voice to the original 1962 Mets, when Kiner joined Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy in both the radio and TV booths. “Whaddaya say, Ralphie Boy,” was often my gracious, energetic greeting, and the big guy most often […]
FROM WHEC.COM Would you let your child be tested like this? After several school shooting including in Newtown, CT., there is now a bill in the New York State Assembly that would require every child in public school to have a psychological examination before they could go to school. The test would be mandatory whether […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM O&R PEARL RIVER, NY Feb. 11, 2014 4 p.m. — O&R has declared a company-wide Storm Watch in anticipation of a significant snow storm looming on the horizon for Thursday. A storm packing 6-12 inches of snowfall is predicted to hit the O&R service area about 5 a.m. Thursday. Winds are expected […]