“Fran Hunter always put the interests of her community first and was always willing to go the extra mile to help anyone in need. This was evident during her years as a teacher and as principal of Eldorado Elementary School. “Fran Hunter had an ability to bridge the gaps between people and truly served as […]
Working For A Better East Ramapo By: Legislator Harriet D. Cornell (D-West Nyack) Following years of efforts and advocacy alongside our state representatives, a more permanent measure of progress was achieved recently when State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia appointed former state education deputy commissioner Charles Szuberla to be the monitor for the East Ramapo Central […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH A Federal Appeals Court has upheld the tactic of pension forfeiture in the fight against political corruption. In United States v. Stevenson, a Bronx Assemblyman was convicted of wire fraud and bribery. He was sentenced in Federal Court to 36 months in prison. The Court also issued an order of forfeiture in […]
PRESS STATEMENT FROM ASSEMBLYMAN JAMES SKOUFIS The Environmental Facilities Corp (EFC) recently announced its second round of NYS Water Grant Program awardees. The single largest beneficiary in the Hudson Valley was the Village of Kiryas Joel which received $23.7 million for its pipeline project: $20.7 million in low-finance loans and $3 million in grants. This […]
From the State Education Department State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on Monday appointed Charles Szuberla as monitor for the East Ramapo Central School District. Szuberla, a well-known former Deputy Commissioner who served the Department for 29 years before his retirement in late 2015, will lead the Department’s continuing efforts to provide enhanced communication with the East Ramapo […]
PRESS STATEMENT FROM ELLEN JAFFEE “I applaud State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia for the appointment of Charles Szuberla as East Ramapo Central School District Monitor. In making this appointment the Commissioner and (SED) recognizes and is actively responding to the critical and positive role the Monitors played on the ground during the 2015-16 school […]