Submitted by County Executive Ed Day When innocent children are placed in harm’s way, my administration will never hesitate to take immediate and decisive action to keep them safe and to be blunt; we are duty bound to take that action. Clearly “New Direction” candidates Bill Weber, Shani Bechhofer and Grant Valentine cannot comprehend that. […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Women and children: two segments of the population we cherish and try to protect. But, sadly, not if the woman is in the prison system. Now, don’t think for a minute that I’m soft on women who commit crimes, because I’m not. But generational incarceration is a real thing, and we are […]
Richard Glickel, lawyer of former Clarkstown police chief Michael Sullivan’s lawyer, filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court in New City on Oct. 12 against the town – as well as Supervisor George Hoehmann, and Council members Frank Borelli, Stephanie Hausner, John Noto, and Daniel Caprara – seeking to throw out the Council’s 3-2 vote […]
Rare sketch to be auctioned in Nyack BY KATHY KAHN Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), best known for his abstract works by the general public, had many inspirational periods. One of his early works, a graphite sketch of a nude man and woman, was discovered by appraiser John Felz of RZM Fine Arts & Antiques. Inc. in […]
College is eligible to compete for $1 million Aspen Prize RAMAPO – Rockland Community College has been named one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges. RCC was selected from a pool of nearly […]
BY JOE KUHN The Hudson Water Club was packed last Thursday as seniors from around the Town of Haverstraw gathered to enjoy the 11th annual Ninety-Plus Recognition Day, a celebration of the senior citizens and their long and storied lives. In attendance were centurions, town council members and even a local senator. The luncheon was […]