North Rockland Decides 2012-2013 Attendance Zones

North Rockland Decides 2012-2013 Attendance Zones

BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM Tuesday nightโ€™s North Rockland School Board meeting started off with the usual transformation plan update at 6:30 p.m. before it moved onto the general meeting at 7:30 p.m. The transformation meeting was rather short due to some issues that were still being figured out, surprising many parents. The board produced a […]

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Nyack to send direct notification to residents during times of emergency Following the failure of NY-Alert to notify thousands of residents after local water was found to be tainted back in June, the Village of Nyack began to look elsewhere for a means of efficient communication. Now, while continuing to use NY-Alert, the village will […]

RAMAPO COPS TELL KIDS “HAPPY NEW YEAR, SEE YOU IN COURT”

On December 31 at around 1:30 a.m. the Ramapo Police Dept. received a call reporting a fight involving a group of youths on the lawn of 3 Aron Ct., in the Village of New Hempstead. Officers arrived and discovered an injured party on the lawn with four to five other young men who appeared intoxicated. […]

Blood Need Extremely Critical says New York Blood Center

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Robin S.Friehling, Account Manager for the New York Blood Center, which has an office at 25 Smith Street in Nanuet, says the need for blood donations, and especially O negative, the universal donor, is extremely critical and urges everyone to participate in 19 scheduled blood drives in Rockland county this month. […]

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BY GEORGE J. DACRE – The Sixth Annual Knickerbocker Ice Festival is set for January 28 and 29 at Rockland Lake State Park. World-class ice sculptors are expected to participate and the Palisades Federal Credit Union is sponsoring a placque for the sculpture that is voted “Fan Favorite” by those attending hours are 11 a.m. […]