BY MARIA BROWNSELL Watching officials spend taxpayer money doesn’t make residents happy, but neither does having unsafe roads from slippery leaves or snow. At Clarkstown’s town board workshop meeting on December 2, the cost of overtime in the Highway Department and town garages was a large part of the night’s discussion. Wayne Ballard, superintendent of […]
BY BARRY WARNER Recently, communities nationwide joined the National Education Association to celebrate 93 years of American Education Week, the annual observance that honors students, teachers, education support professionals, parents and community members who help students succeed. Miller Elementary School administrators invited parents into the classrooms to experience firsthand what a school day was like […]
Maire Liberace, a Rockland Community College faculty member since 1982 and current professor of Speech and Philosophy, has earned a Distinguished Service Professorship designation from the SUNY Board of Trustees. Professor Liberace is one of 11 faculty members at SUNY schools throughout the state to be so recognized this year. Honorees must have demonstrated substantial […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Earlier forecasts of a united Republican front in Rockland County budget negotiations have turned out to be overstated and barring another change in the political winds, a county budget will likely pass the Legislature with enough votes to withstand Ed Day’s anticipated vetoes on most items. As of this time only two […]
NEW CITY – The man thought to be responsible for a November 28 knife attack on a Costco employee was arrested on Monday after he turned himself in to police. Shaquille White, 19, of Spring Valley, surrendered to Clarkstown Police after a brutal attack on a fellow employee in the Nanuet Costco at 50 Overlook […]