To the Editor, I am running for state comptroller on the Green Party line to challenge the incumbent, Tom DiNapoli, over his refusal to divest the state pension funds from fossil fuels. It makes no sense to invest funds in companies that are driving catastrophic climate change. Why invest in generating more extreme weather – […]
At 3:37 p.m. on May 28, the Ramapo Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Phyllis Terrance in the Village of Kaser. Arriving officers discovered that a 15-month-old girl, Gitty Rosenberg, had been struck by a 2017 Toyota Sienna driven by her father, Levi Rosenberg. The child was transported to Good Samaritan […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Last year this Ombudsman launched a campaign to require car dealers in New York State to fix used cars subject to a safety recall prior to selling them to the public. In regard to this matter, I reached out to our legislators, including Ken Zebrowski and Ellen Jaffee in the […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Haverstraw PAL and Rockland Theatre Company Summer Camp doing “Seussical” and “Wizard of Oz” with performances July 13 and14. Contact rocktheatreco@yahoo.com for registration information. – Bob Dylan Songfest by Borderline Folk Music Club Sunday May 27 at Nanuet Library. Multiple musicians doing Dylan including Gary Solomon and the Ray Band […]
Jackie Curtiss Takes the Helm Jackie Curtiss of Pearl River New York was inaugurated as President of The Arc Rockland during a May 15 ceremony at The Arc headquarters in Congers, NY. In accepting the positon, Curtiss thanked outgoing president Richard Sirota “for his leadership over the years and for the wealth of knowledge […]
An Interactive, Performance and Edible Art Installations with the Burnt Asphalt Family “Food Always tastes better with a little showmanship.” Rockland Center for the Arts will present “How Shall We Dine?,” an interactive, sweet and savory tasting celebration on Saturday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. The Burnt Asphalt Family is an artist collective that uses performance, glass, […]