BY SARA GILBERT Candidates promise to change controversial school board policies in East Ramapo district Gathered at the Chuggin’ Rhino in Pomona from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, Kim Foskew, Hiram Rivera and Joanna Thompson rallied a group of roughly 50 for support in this year’s East Ramapo school board election. These three candidates […]
Village of Nyack Adopts New Budget The Village of Nyack adopted a new $5.3 million budget for the 2012 – 2013 fiscal year on Thursday. Homeowners in different parts of the village can expect to see slight property tax increases when the new budget takes effect depending on where they live. For example a house […]
Years ago, there was a movement to incorporate Nanuet into a village. Concerns included better control of the local tax base for planning and development, which would benefit the quality of life, health, and welfare of all Nanuet residents. I think now is the time to revive this movement. For many years, the unincorporated hamlet […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Director Lawrence Keith bringing the Rockland County Concert Band to the Cultural Arts Center at Rockland Community College, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. for a concert featuring music from Yip Harburg and Harlen Arlen’s film score for the 1939 classic “The Wizard Of Oz.” There will also be a musical tribute […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON On Monday, April 23, from Kodiak, Alaska, to Key West, Florida, in 6,000 towns and cities across America, 25,000 volunteers gave away half a million free books on one day. Locally, out of many applicants, faculty member and Black Student Union Co-Advisor at SUNY Rockland, Dr. Shamika Mitchell, was chosen to distribute […]