BY GEORGE HOEHMANN SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN It’s starting to get darker earlier this month. That’s the first sign that the kids will be heading back to school soon. But there’s a reason why I’m a little excited that it is: Seeing our new LED lights come on! Two months ago, I announced that Clarkstown […]
BY BRIAN EDSALL On July 14, Monsey native J.R. Rothstein received a Fulbright award from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 introduced by then-Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. His program drew strength from the U.S.’s national commitment to develop post-war […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day In just a few short weeks, the eyes of the nation will be focused on Rockland and Westchester counties as the first span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge opens to traffic. I will rejoice that day along with the rest of the county, state and nation as […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Photo Credit: Connecticut Post In this Ombudsman’s very first weekly column published on April 14, 2016, I discussed the tragic February 3, 2015 collision of a 2011 Mercedes-Benz SUV with a Metro-North commuter train in Valhalla, New York, which resulted in six deaths, many injured victims and millions of dollars […]
This September, the 47 member libraries of the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) are joining with the American Library Association and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-up Month, an initiative to make sure that every student has the most important school supply of all – a free library card. “A library card opens doors and […]
Barn Dance: Centennial Celebration September 24, 2017 2:00 – 6:00 PM Krucker’s Picnic Grove: 81 Call Hollow Road, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: www.RocklandCCE.org/BarnDance or Jennifer Strianese (845) 429-7085 ext 117| jas94@cornell.edu Description: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County is celebrating their centennial with a good old-fashioned Barn Dance There will be square-dancing, live music from The Almost Original Synthetic […]