TIMELINES — 2/16

New City’s Gittelman School will be purchased by Schrieber Academy (ASHAR)  The Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School, a 61,000-square-foot building on New Hempstead Road, will be sold to Adolph H. Schrieber Hebrew Academy in Monsey. This will take place after the school shuts down operations at the end of the school year. Gittelman’s school board […]

CLARKSTOWN NATIVE TO HAVE INVENTION FEATURED ON TV

Former Congers resident, Clarkstown HS North Grad, Villanova Grad and current Waldwick, NJ resident Kevin Kiernan and his wife Melissa will appear with their product: The Last Lid on the hit Reality TV Show: SHARK TANK – ABC on February 17, 2012 at 8 p.m. est. Tell your friends and family they can hit “LIKE” […]

One Priest’s Mission

BY DIANE DIMOND In a day when the words “Catholic” and “priest” often conjure up negative thoughts, I want to tell you a story about a man who saw injustice and took on an entire police department to try to set things right. He would be the first to tell you he didn’t do it […]

Ramapo Approves Golf Rate Increase and Karben’s Synagogue Requests

BY EVAN WECHMAN This past Monday, February 6, 2012 at Ramapo Town Hall, a public hearing was on the agenda regarding the new Spook Rock Golf Course. Though there were some members of the community present, there were no residents who spoke during this portion of the meeting. Dan Covert, deputy director of Ramapo Parks […]

Youth Court Graduates and Pride of Clarkstown Winners Recognized

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL The Town of Clarkstown Board meeting on February 7 had two special presentations prior to regular business. The first was the presenting of the Clarkstown Youth Court Graduation, followed by the giving out the Pride of Clarkstown awards. Detective Eileen Malloy announced the names of the 43rd class […]

Budget Year 2012-2013 Discussions Begin in North Rockland

BY MICHAEL CAHILL AND JESSICA DOWNER Review of North Rockland Central School District Board meeting, February 7 The School Board of the North Rockland Central School District met Tuesday evening to discuss progress with the district’s ongoing transformation and begin laying the groundwork for the 2012 – 2013 budget. The meeting started on a musical […]