BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI The East Ramapo Central School District is owed $208,311 in federal funding after an error was admittedly made by the State Education Department (SED) for the 2017-2018 school year. This funding is critical to the largely minority district, which has been suffering financially due to unique circumstances. While we were able […]
“Rockland County Election Commissioner, Kristin Stavisky’s re-tweet of the statement that says “…the R on your ballots for Nov is for Racist” is extremely troubling and requires that the Commissioner step down. The Rockland County Election Commissioner thinks that all members of the Republican Party are racist. This is the women that gets to decide who […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann I have the great privilege of serving as the 45th supervisor for the Town of Clarkstown. While several distinguished individuals have held this office, I want to bring attention to the very first Clarkstown Supervisor over two-hundred years ago, David Pye, a truly remarkable man and a pioneer in colonial Clarkstown. […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht announced Friday, August 10 that a controversial proposed law for a 5-year tax exemption for first-time buyers of newly constructed homes will not go forward on Aug 27. After public outcry including an online petition against the law, Supervisor Specht told the Journal News on Friday, “There […]
New City, NY – County Executive Ed Day announced today that Moody’s Investors Service released a Sector Comment Report on local government and deficit financing legislation. The Report references two New York municipalities who received deficit financing, Rockland County and the City of Long Beach, and how New York requires increased financial reporting to the […]
BY BARRY WARNER In a wide-ranging discussion with the Rockland County Times, Clarkstown Superintendent of Schools Martin D. Cox spoke about the new initiatives that include active learners, the Reading and Writing Project, social and emotional wellness, capacity building, Vex robotics and some budgetary items. Active learning refers to a broad range of teaching strategies […]