To the Clarkstown Community, This letter is sent as a reminder to be sure everyone is informed and aware of the very important need to participate, and cast your vote, to repair and restore Congers Elementary School. Date of Vote: Tuesday February 4, 2014 Time: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voting Location: Lakewood Elementary School, […]
Dear NYS Education Commissioner King, Over the past several months there have been numerous forums throughout Dutchess County, focused on the implementation of Common Core. Clearly, it is an issue that has sparked great concern among the parents and educators of Dutchess County. As county executive and parent of two school aged children, one receiving […]
To the Editor, I woke up the other morning to the radio telling me that Governor Cuomo will be speaking that day about the possibility of allowing pot to be legal for medical use. Are you kidding me? What is he thinking? Is he high? If you’re going to go the route of legal pot, […]
Mr. Dylan, I have seen advertisements on television for the Startup-NY campaign, which involves efforts to draw more businesses to New York. A review of the campaign’s website gives several reasons that companies might consider in relocating to New York; two of which seemed out of place considering recent events in the state. These reasons, […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Uncle Jim used to herd a group of us kids into the car on a sunny Saturday morning and head to an isolated area outside town. His son, little Jim, my two cousins Sandy and Terry and I were full of anticipation. We were going target shooting — with a real gun […]
BY RICK NELSON The South Korean government just confirmed what the world hoped was a baseless rumor. North Korea has indeed restarted its Yongbyon plutonium reactor and is now actively generating nuclear energy from the facility. Refined plutonium generated by such a reactor can be used in the development of long-range nuclear weapons — a […]