By Barry Warner Clarkstown Auxiliary police officers are community-concerned men and women from diverse backgrounds and occupations who volunteer to assist the police department by performing uniformed foot and vehicle patrols. They’re trained to provide the ‘eyes and ears’ of the police department by observing and reporting conditions requiring the services of regular police. “The […]
The Town of Haverstraw held its January 2019 meeting on January 14. The agenda contained 29 different items ranging from accepting police activity reports to allotting money for various town and repair projects. There was one part of the agenda that was not simply “town business.” This was the swearing in of two new Haverstraw […]
The New York State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for December 2018. All metro areas experienced a reduction in the unemployment rate from the same month in 2017. Rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State’s area unemployment rates rely in part on the results […]
At the last Ramapo Lions Meeting Lion President John Twohie, PDG Lion and Peace Poster Chairwoman Maybelle Twohie and DG Lion Ellen Purcigliotti presented the Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest Winner Dallanara Santana of Kakiat School with a check for $100 from District 20R1 and $50 from the Ramapo Lions. Dallanara Santana was joined […]
By Keith S. Shikowitz People are constantly complaining that our representatives in the government allow politics to govern their way of doing things, and, as a result, it doesn’t do the job it’s supposed to for the people of the community. That’s not the case on the local level. The Trustees and Mayor of West […]
By Barry Warner Wrestling puts kids in situations where they have to dig in and fight to reap the rewards. There are incredible feelings of satisfaction when getting their hands raised after winning hard fought matches. Wrestling uses every part of the body and is one of the toughest sports to train and compete in. […]