It’s never quite clear what billionaire maverick, Elon Musk, is going to do next. At one point his musings on buying X, then known as Twitter, were considered as a joke. Something to amuse his plethora of fans and make investors sweat a little bit. But then April 14th, 2022 happened, and for $44 billion, […]
Samantha Wettje is the co-founder of 16 Strong Project, an organization dedicated to helping children, teens and young adults affected by adverse childhood experiences. The CDC defines ACEs as “potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.” “Growing up, there was mental illness and addiction with family members that really impacted our family, so that […]
Samantha Wettje, Bardonia resident and co-founder of 16 Strong Project, will be honored in Los Angeles as part of L’Oréal Paris’s 18th annual private celebration for Women of Worth on Nov. 16. Selected from thousands of nominations, she joins nine other changemakers during National Philanthropy Month. “It is an incredible honor to be included […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day unveiled his proposed 2024 $870 million budget at the Robert Yeager Health Complex in New City Monday, which includes a 2% County Property Tax cut. “On the heels of zero County property tax increases two years in a row, this year I am proposing a 2% reduction in the County […]
As The Big Apple continues in it’s struggle to house undocumented immigrants flocking to the sanctuary city, the NYCDSS (New York City’s Department of Social Services) announced a controversial plan to allow homeless residents of NYC to seek housing in neighboring counties. As of Tuesday night, NYCDSS will allow city-issued housing vouchers to be used […]
The students returning to Suffern High have had a stressful first month, punctuated by two seperate false reports of attacks against the school. On September 21, the Ramapo Police Department (RPD) was notified of a security threat involving explosives at Suffern Senior High. As the Suffern Central School District initiated its evacuation protocol, the RPD […]