BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Clarkstown had its annual reorganization meeting last Thursday, January 3. This is the meeting where elected government officials are sworn into office and the town supervisor offers a state of the town address. Town Justice Rolf M. Thorsen was sworn into office by Family Court Jude William Warren. Thorsen was accompanied […]
Barry Warner ‘Make A Difference Rockland’ was a free meet and greet event held at Nanuet High School in mid November, aimed at bringing together many of the various charitable and nonprofit organizations from the county. Formerly known as ‘JCC Cares’, the program gives individuals a chance to find out about nonprofit services, to volunteer […]
Simon says they are ready to say goodbye to a piece of Rockland history You’ve heard of Americana, and a tear drop falls whenever a classic piece of Americana bites the dust. Well there’s also such a thing as Rocklandia, and this past month Simon Group, the nation’s largest proprietor of shopping malls has begun […]
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Simon says the dark side finally won Big money has bought out the determination of one fiesty Rockland County legend, Ellen Ferretti. But it took death to beat her. Ferretti gained fame in Rockland for her refusal to sell the house on the corner of Rt. 59 and Middletown Rd. that her father built with […]
BOCES Overcharging New York State Tax Payers According to an investigation by the Journal News and LoHud.com regional BOCES programs have overcharged New York school districts to the tune $473 million between 2007 and 2011. A recent report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli uncovered that the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) regularly […]