This week, Rockland Community College (RCC) was proud to inform the RCT that the school has been awarded a $51,557 grant from the Office of the SUNY Provost and the Innovative Instruction Research Council. This grant will support a year-long project titled “The Digital/Print Divide: Bridging the Gap to Promote Equitable Access to Digital OER […]
Constantinos Doonan, a/k/a “Dino” 32, of New City, New York has pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree (class A Felony), in the killing of his grandfather, Constantinos Mastakouris; and Jo-Ann Haughey 26, of New City, New York pled guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree (Class B Violent Felony). Both defendants pled guilty […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Fire and Emergency Services Director Chris Kear are strongly urging and advising residents in the county to always call 911 in an emergency. The announcement comes following a volunteer group called Matzilei Aish, which lacks the training and proper equipment to fight fires, encouraging residents to call them rather […]
So glad I recently saw this column in our local paper. I have been wondering about this vase for years. I’m embarrassed to say; I can’t even tell you what it is made of. It looks a lot like glass to me. Since my grandmother died in the 1980s it has been packed away. Until […]
Jets Week 1 Defense Dud Hopefully Not A Sign Of Things To Come… For over a full calendar year, the starving for success Jets franchise awaited the return of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers redux took the headlines Monday night heading into game 1 against the San Francisco 49ers. After game 1, Rodgers return should be […]
Remarks: September 11th Remembrance Ceremony On this the 23 rd Anniversary of September 11th, I have been thinking and contemplating about the legacy of this incredibly tragic event. 9/11 was the defining moment of this century and perhaps of the past 100 years—but aside from the grief and pain we feel, what still resonates today, twenty-three […]