BY Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman As stated in last week’s Ombudsman-Alert article, “Keeping a hawk eye on auto safety”, New York State recently had their Highway Safety Laws downgraded by the “Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety” from Green (best) to Yellow (caution) for lack of a primary seat belt Law in place that covered […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Rockland County High School’s preparing for a great season of shows including “Bye Bye Birdie” at Nanuet High School on March 9 and 10; “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” at Clarkstown North on March 9, 10, 16 and 17; “The Pajama Game” at North Rockland High School on […]
The Archdiocese of New York has announced the dates for its 2017-18 “Touring Tuesdays” open house events at 132 participating elementary schools throughout the Archdiocese of New York. The events will take place on select Tuesdays throughout the school year from 9 – 11 a.m., or by appointment. Upcoming 2018 dates are February 13, March 13 and April […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day We are moving forward, remaking our government, making it more effective, more streamlined, less costly. We have moved 150 employees, out of the deteriorating and decrepit Sain Building, into renovated and spacious offices in Building A at our Pomona Campus. Rockland County has been given a chance to do something […]
The government transparency website SeeThroughNY has published a complete list of 2016-17 retirees entering the New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS). Excluding New York City educators, who belong to a separate city retirement system, the average pension was $47,730 for all 5,458 NYSTRS members who retired in 2016-17. The total includes both part- and […]
Memorandum of understanding sealed between local municipalities and Transmission Developers, Inc. Last week, five Rockland localities signed off on a memorandum of understanding with Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI), developer of the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), “a completely buried, high voltage direct current transmission line proposed to extend from the Canadian border to New York […]