BY BARRY WARNER New York’s State’s Mock Trial Tournament for senior high school students is an exciting law-related education program. It introduces students to the American legal system and provides challenging opportunities for personal growth and achievement. Supervising the competitions are the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Citizenship Education and the Rockland County […]
The Jan & Niles Davies Learning Center at Helen Hayes Hospital is introducing an accredited, full-day Kindergarten program commencing in September 2014. Enrollment is now being accepted for the 2014-2015 school year. The full-day Kindergarten class will run from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, with the option of extended care hours from 7:15 a.m. to […]
Elyssa Miller of Nanuet, NY, a member of James Madison University’s nationally ranked policy debate team, has qualified for the National Debate Tournament, which be held March 28-31 in Bloomington, Ind. Only the top two-person debate teams in the country are invited to participate in the tournament. Miller, a senior majoring in communication sciences and […]
Town agrees to redress violations, pay $125,000 penalty BY BILL DEMAREST Originally published by the Nyack Free Press POMONA – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Colonel Paul E. Owen, Commander of the New York District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, announced today that […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER After courting her for years, James Dolan finally got himself the prettiest girl in the room. Phil Jackson, “The Zen Master” and owner of 13 championship rings (11 as a coach and 2 as a player for the New York Knicks) has returned to his basketball roots in New York, this time […]
It is Monday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day and Rocklanders are celebrating the official holiday as well as gearing up for the big Pearl River Parade on Sunday, March 23. Across the county celebrants can be found with family and at local parties, pubs and restaurants. Thousands more have flocked to New Y ork City […]