BY BARRY WARNER The Nyack Public School District, according to Superintendent Dr. James J. Montesano, serves a diverse population and sees supporting instructional shifts in the classroom as the essential element to ensuring students are prepared for today’s highly competitive global world. Students need to demonstrate their ability to think critically; communicate effectively; analyze data […]
Rockland-Westchester Challenge highlights Labor Day Pearl River, coming off marvelous season, to meet rival Lakeland in featured game; Albertus Magnus, which hopes to surprise again, takes on Valhalla BY MARC MATURO It’s fitting perhaps that the Albertus Magnus High School and Pearl River High School boys soccer teams, both faced with different challenges this season, […]
BY JEREMY MOONEYHAM The Academy for Martial Arts welcomed the public to a free “Goal-setting seminar and bully-proof workshop” last Sunday in Orangetown. Owner and Senior Instructor Sensei Jackeline Harnett, a Kempo Karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist, along with Academy staff guided nearly 60 children between the ages four and 10 in drills and exercises […]
By Brandon Gubitosa Moving away from home for the first time is always scary. There is no one to tell you when to eat, do your laundry, clean your room up or make sure your room is cleaned. Everything is on your own terms for once. Whether it is ordering dominoes at 3 A.M. or […]
Parents from local schools have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year, as all of their schools supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com. With just one or two clicks, parents can find all of their 2016 lists and get a head start on this annual back-to-school chore. Parents can print […]
Red Raiders cross country looking for another run to a championship BY MARC MATURO He’s not a new sheriff in town, nor even a new coach or new to North Rockland High School, but Chris Lent does have a new title: varsity coach of the Red Raiders’ boys cross country team. “We’re looking pretty good,” […]
