A Few Scenes from the Recent Seniors Senior Prom!
PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE The Haverstraw Collaborative recently hosted senior citizens for a brand new concept, a Seniors Senior Prom! A good time was had by all.
COMMUNITY PROFILE: The Rockland County Department of Personnel Administers Civil Service Employment Law
BY BARRY WARNER You’ve probably heard of the Department of Personnel but what exactly is it? The commissioner of the Dept. of Personnel has the authority to adopt civil service rules governing both county government employees and employees of local municipal agencies such as towns, libraries and school districts. The Department of Personnel conducts civil […]
Feds Raid Town Hall as Stadium Curse Falls Upon St. Lawrence
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 […]
Rockland Highway Department Begins Largest Road Resurfacing Program
Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has announced that the Rockland County Highway Department initiated its largest paving and resurfacing program that includes over 428,064 square yards, approximately 20 miles, of pavement at a projected cost of $4.8 million. Much of the 2012 road program was delayed due to Hurricane Sandy and an exceptionally bad […]
OBAMANATION AGAINST THE PRESS: AP protests Eric Holder spying on press activity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the work and personal phone numbers of […]
Governor Cuomo, it’s Time to Repeal the Scaffold Law
To the Editor, For over 20 years, politicians have been talking about rebuilding the Tappan Zee Bridge. In just two years, Governor Cuomo has done more than talk–he created a real plan for updating this important piece of New York’s infrastructure. For over 30 years, politicians have been talking about repealing the so-called “Scaffold Law;” […]