Overtime: Governor Hochul calls Extraordinary Session Of State Legislature Starting Sept 1, Extends Eviction Freeze

Overtime: Governor Hochul calls Extraordinary Session Of State Legislature Starting Sept 1, Extends Eviction Freeze

Governor Hochul is done waiting for the federal government.ย  In response to the โ€œheartlessโ€ actions of the Supreme Court, who on August 27 moved to block President Bidenโ€™s plan to extend a moratoriumย  on evictions nationwide, Hochul has called an emergency session of the New York State Legislature.ย  As the legislature reconvenes, New Yorkโ€™s representatives […]

Clarkstown Community Shuts Down Board Meeting: Residents Refuse to Wear Masks

Clarkstown Community Shuts Down Board Meeting: Residents Refuse to Wear Masks

What would have been a discussion on how the Clarkstown Central school district planned to resume classes this fall was drowned by the shouting of nearly 170 residents, many who refused to wear masks inside the Clarkstown South High School auditorium. The district board decided not to hold its regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday.ย  “It’s […]

Pres. Biden Extends Student Loan Freeze Through Jan. 31

Pres. Biden Extends Student Loan Freeze Through Jan. 31

Federal student loan borrowers were granted a renewal of the repayment freeze. President Joe Biden signed off on the three-month extension Friday, Aug. 6, and borrowers will not be required to make payments until after Jan. 31. According to a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Education,ย  this renewal will be the final extension. […]

Itโ€™s Great to be Alive

Itโ€™s Great to be Alive

By: John Maloney Hello everybody. Theย Spectatorย is back! For how long, I donโ€™t know because I turned 97 a few months ago. Iโ€™ve had the pleasure of writing for this paper since around 1980 and itโ€™s certainly good to be back again. Heck, at my age, itโ€™s great to be anywhere! These have been terrible, terrible […]

‘Hygiene Theatre’ and What the Restaurant Industry Looks Like Going Forward

‘Hygiene Theatre’ and What the Restaurant Industry Looks Like Going Forward

America’s restaurants have become sanitization barons over the past year, taking on the duty to constantly cleanse high-touch surfaces such as tables, menus, chairs, door handles, and of course, restrooms. Small businesses, including those here in Rockland, have been mandated by local and state governments to go to war with latex gloves, bleach, and disinfectant […]

New York Lifts Covid-19 Restrictions: 70 Percent Received First Vaccine Dose

New York Lifts Covid-19 Restrictions: 70 Percent Received First Vaccine Dose

A long awaited sense of normalcy is finally returning to most New Yorkers. On June 15, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that as 70 percent of adults in the state received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, restrictions have now been lifted. โ€œCongratulations to New Yorkers because they are the ones who did it,โ€ said […]

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