Courts have ruled that the residents of Stony Point will indeed be asked to vote on a referendum seeking $717,000 toward the relocation and expansion of Rose Memorial Library. Town Clerk Joan Skinner and the town attorneys had argued the library board failed to file paperwork to qualify for the referendum in a timely fashion. […]
BY KATHY KAHN Five school districts in New York have no full-day classes for kindergarteners—and North Rockland is one of them. Two Rockland County residents last Thursday met at Stony Point’s RHO to talk to parents about changes in Common Core that make full-day kindergarten essential to meet first grade standards. The school district has […]
STORY BY JANIE ROSMAN Two open houses earlier this week in West Nyack and in Greenburgh (Westchester) presented New York State Department of Transportation findings about a dedicated bus lane on the new bridge. “There always was an option for the bridge to have a dedicated bus lane, and it’s being built with that […]
Join the Haverstraw King’s Daughters Board of Trustees and the family of former trustee Karen Weaver on Saturday, November 18, 2 p.m. at the Garnerville Library for a dedication ceremony of a new children’s room in her memory. Children’s librarian Cheryl Baker has designed and will paint a mural to honor Karen as a dedicated […]
Good Samaritan Hospital’s Perinatal Bereavement Program will host the 29th Annual ‘Walk to Remember’ on Sunday, October 1. For almost 30 years, Good Samaritan Hospital’s Perinatal Bereavement Program has provided loving support to bereaved parents in the moments during and time following the loss of a pregnancy or death of an infant. Every year, the […]