BY CHERYL SLAVIN On Tuesday night, May 5, the North Rockland School Board held its final meeting prior to the budget vote scheduled for May 19. School Superintendent Ileana Eckert made the final presentation of the budget, already approved at the prior meeting of April 21. Although the public had an opportunity to comment or ask […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR A display of 17th and 18th century Dutch antiques, collectibles and everyday artifacts from both Holland the Hudson River Valley has been drawing crowds since the show opened three weeks ago at the Orangetown Museum and Archives in Orangeburg. Called “From Holland to Here,” the exhibit features a few items from the […]
NYPD officer dies after being shot in the face An NYPD officer who was shot in the face over the weekend has since died of his injuries at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens. Brian Moore, a 25-year-old Massapequa native, was allegedly gunned down by Demetrius Blackwell, an ex-convict, on Saturday in Queens Village. Moore […]
A Statement from Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) Sen. Dean Skelos needs to resign as Senate Majority Leader now that he has surrendered to federal authorities after corruption charges were filed against him. As elected officials, we are entrusted to act selflessly in our representation of constituents. Sen. Skelos broke that public trust and needs to […]
Body still divided over Multi-Services vote, fails to approve pro-monitor appointee BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Though a memorializing resolution expressing support for state intervention in the East Ramapo Central School District failed in committee last week, the issue remains divisive among the largely supportive legislature. The matter has become so heated that a […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SPRING VALLEY – A new county initiative spearheaded by the Department of Health takes aim at the worst landlords by bolstering enforcemen and even placing offending properties under public scrutiny. The Rockland Codes Initiative, which was launched at a property owned by of one of the county’s worst offenders on Thursday, April […]