West Nyack – Clarkstown Police are currently searching for a man who is suspected of sexually abusing two children at the Palisades Center in late December. The individual allegedly approached a 10-year-old girl from behind in the children’s section of the Barnes and Noble on December 26 while her mother was nearby and performed a […]
A bizarre statute enacted as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s controversial gun control SAFE Act has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. The SAFE Act had allowed gun owners to possess 10 bullet magazines, but to only load seven bullets into them. The judge ruled the regulations arbitrary. The judge also threw out […]
Ed Day rings in New Year with Reaganesque inauguration BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Ed Day kicked off his first term as county executive on a high note New Year’s Day, with a well-attended inauguration and swearing-in ceremony at the Fire Emergency Services Center in Pomona. Several hundred were on hand as Day livened their spirits with […]
Due to the predicted snow storm for Thursday evening, the Clarkstown Town Board reorganization meeting was canceled. The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack will deliver his ‘State of the Town’ address on Tuesday, January 7, 8 p.m., at Town Hall. The Supervisor will address his goals for […]
Defendant faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that a six-count indictment has been handed up against Juan Perez-Coira (DOB 09/07/70) no known address, of Spring Valley, New York charging him with: – Three counts of Murder in the Second […]
Part 2 of a 4 Part Series BY CHERYL SLAVIN One of the most vociferous objections to the Common Core State Standards to date has been the perception of Common Core implementation as a “top-down,” thinly veiled attempt by the federal government to control nationwide educational policy. Less obvious, but perhaps ultimately more substantial, lurks […]