BY VICTORIA TANNER After two weeks and no additional meeting, on Tuesday, June 14, the Multi-Services committee moved the Pharmacy “Take-Back” Act forward to the next full legislative session. Information about different routes for the act and another heated argument between the bill’s sponsor and another legislator did not impede it from moving out of […]
Scott Shedler has been the assessor of Ramapo for 20 years; now he’s moving on to the same position in Clarkstown. Town Supervisor George Hoehmann told the Rockland County Times “Scott is considered one of the best assessors in New York State. He’s an expert, honest and a straight shooter with a reputation for being […]
Tom DePrisco, candidate for the 38th Senate District in New York, released the following statement in reaction to passage of East Ramapo legislation sponsored by Senator David Carlucci: “The proposed last-minute legislation (S8131 / A10723) that it is supposed to provide $3 million relief for the East Ramapo School District is a total disgrace and […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day along with Rockland Commissioner of Human Rights Penny Jennings on Wednesday led a coalition of community members in honoring the memory of 49 people killed in a Florida nightclub. “We come together in unity to show that our strength as a community is greater than the hate of those who want to […]
DR. LOUIS ALPERT The strong resentment expressed by a number of readers concerning this matter as reflected in a sample of three “letters to the editor” published by this newspaper on June 9, led this writer to further explore this matter on a national level. To this end, this writer established contact with Best Buy, […]
The 11th annual Art Walk will be held in Nyack, NY, Friday, June 17 through Sunday, June 19, 2016. For these three days, this juried event turns the village shops into mini-art galleries, with the talented artists, in residence, exhibiting and selling their work. Produced by Paulette Ross, this is a unique experience to meet […]