New Square mayor dies at 91 Mates Friesel, the first and only mayor of the Hasidic enclave of New Square, died on August 1 at the age of 91. Friesel had been mayor since the Village of New Square was incorporated in 1961, maintaining the role until his last two-year term in November 2013. Friesel, […]
BY BARRY WARNER Learning, planning and executing strategies for the upcoming school year happens throughout the summer months. Newly appointed School Superintendent Dr. Robert R. Pritchard told the Rockland County Times that “all buildings in the district must have the capacity to deliver wireless capabilities. “LATI” or Learning Active Technology Infused Classrooms use problem-based 21st […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN East Ramapo school board president Yehuda Weissmandl removed his headset as Luis Nivelo was speaking, a move that was not unnoticed by the more than 200 people at Chestnut Ridge Middle School Tuesday night. Neither state monitor Dennis Walcott nor Dr. Monica George-Fields, a member of his new monitoring team, removed theirs. […]
A day fighting the Islamic State: A Rocklander’s tale BY ADAM LUCENTE Baqofah, Iraq-Kurdistan region, Roughly two miles from the Islamic State (IS) The Peshmerga (the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq) stop our car at a check point. My driver, my interpreter, myself and a member of Dwekh Nawsha get out. We […]
Fetus found in Suffern sewage facility to be buried A fetus believed to be between 15 and 19 weeks old will be buried this week with a private service at Scarr Funeral Home and interment at Airmont Cemetery. The fetus was found by a worker with the Suffern Sewer Department at 7:40 a.m. on Friday […]
BY BARRY WARNER North Rockland School District Superintendent Ileana Eckert told the Rockland County Times that taxpayers had approved spending $7.8 million for repairs to roofs, masonry and other infrastructure improvements for campuses around the district. The funding came from Excel Aid (Expanding Our Children’s Education and Learning), which is a New York State program […]