BY BARRY WARNER In a wide-ranging discussion with the Rockland County Times, Clarkstown Superintendent of Schools Martin D. Cox spoke about the new initiatives that include active learners, the Reading and Writing Project, social and emotional wellness, capacity building, Vex robotics and some budgetary items. Active learning refers to a broad range of teaching strategies […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann Rockland Lake State Park is a wonderful place for many people to enjoy a variety of fun recreational activities. It has always been a tremendous draw to the area and with the reopening of the newly enhanced pool facility, its appeal has and will continue to grow. The ongoing problem […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann Zukor Park in New City is one of our most popular parks in the Town of Clarkstown. The baseball fields are home of the New City Little League, parents take their children to play on our state-of-the-art playground, and the basketball courts are always packed with residents playing pick-up games. The old […]
BY TINA TRASTER Camp Ramah has been a beloved day-camp in the Town of Clarkstown for more than a half century. Neighbors on Christian Herald and Mountainview Avenue are accustomed to the summer bustle of children and counselors moving back and forth on the road but balked this spring when the camp attempted to turn […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann If you think finding consensus in today’s America is difficult, we should all consider and be encouraged by the experiences that shaped us before we were a nation. The path to American Independence was hardly an easy one. The debate that took place among the Founders and the colonist population centered […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann “If music be the food of love, play on,” Orsino says in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” It has been a long-standing tradition to keep Clarkstown’s music lovers well fed during the summer months, and this year is no different. I recall packing the kids into the car many summer evenings over at […]