AAA Travel projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 23 to Monday, May 27. “AAA is forecasting Memorial Day travel […]
All school districts in Rockland County have passed their budgets with the exception of East Ramapo where it was narrowly defeated 5,400 to 4,895. Most districts passed their budgets with votes in the range of 67 to 77 percent approval, but in North Rockland the vote was a bit closer at 1,600 to 1,115. In […]
From the Attorney General’s Office NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Tuesday the guilty verdicts of three individuals who were convicted of 45 felonies by a jury. Guy Anderson, 40, Jamel Pearson, 36, and Michael Williams, 27, were convicted after a 12-week trial in Albany County Court. One of the men, Guy […]
Today, Tuesday, May 21 is school board and school budget Election Day. Check your local district’s website for polling locations! Your largest local tax bill is for school taxes. Be involved.
A devastating, mile-wide tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, leveling homes, businesses and schools in the suburb of Moore. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or injuries. The funnel cloud could be seen for miles, creating a debris field several miles wide. Weather officials estimated the strength of the tornado to be […]
Ramapo crumbling BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The FBI is hot on Ramapo Supervisor Chris St. Lawrence’s trail as teams of federal agents beset town hall this afternoon and evening. With a search warrant in hand, the feds evacuated the building, instructing only certain higher-ups and their immediate staff to stay as they conducted the search. And […]