BY ADAM LUCENTE As the academic year heads towards winter break, several teachers are discontent with the amount of dialogue they have with the school board. This was apparent at the latest Board of Education Meeting for the Ramapo Central School District, which took place Tuesday night. As the board opened up the floor to […]
A special fund to support disadvantaged students at Rockland Community College was renamed the Herbert Kurz President’s Student Support Fund by the College’s Board of Trustees on November 19, 2014. Mr. Kurz, a businessman, philanthropist and major benefactor for RCC since 2010, died shortly thereafter on November 24, 2014 at the age of 94. Through […]
The Stony Point Elementary School fourth grade chorus sang carols as the Town of Stony Point kicked off the Christmas season with its annual tree lighting ceremony at Kirkbride Hall this week. Comin up on Friday, December 5, 6 – 9 p.m., the town hosts its annual holiday boutique, also at Kirkride Hall. Holiday music […]
BY BILL DEMAREST NYACK – This week, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representative Nita Lowey announced that the Village of Nyack will receive $1,762,175.82 in federal funds to cover costs for repairs made to Memorial Park and the Nyack Marina, which were heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The funding is being […]
On Sunday Dec. 7, 2 p.m. at West Haverstraw Village Hall, Chris Jensen, program coordinator of the Rockland County Office of Emergency ServiceHe will discuss potential hazards relevant to our area and look at probability, focusing on individual preparedness and display “go kits.” He will review family emergency plans, discuss government’s role in providing food, […]
Active International, Rockland’s biggest business success story, stays attached to its local roots, will not move out of town A deal brokered through Empire State Development has ensured Active International, the global leader in corporate trade, will invest in modernizing its Rockland County operations and keep its global headquarters in New York State at Blue […]