Center for Safety & Change offers multi-lingual, multi-cultural programs and services to the many diverse populations of Rockland County, including “PROJECT TIKVAH,” a program for Orthodox Jewish women. Since it began in 1994, PROJECT TIKVAH has been serving the needs of clients in the Orthodox Community in a myriad of ways. Center advocate and Coordinator […]
FROM THE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE DiNapoli says revenue estimates overly optimistic, no plan to reduce deficit Rockland County’s 2013 budget contains unreasonable revenue and spending projections that could increase the county’s deficit, warned State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli in a budget review issued Friday. “Rockland County officials are working hard to address fiscal stress in their […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato will officially announce his candidacy for a third term as county clerk at a fundraiser Monday, he has told the media. The fundraiser will take place Monday, April 15, 6 p.m. at Jimmy’s On Main in Nanuet. At a fundraiser for Ilan Schoenberger Thursday night in New City, it was […]
Open letter from Rockland PBA President James J. Kelly to Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger Dear President Lee C. Bollinger, Last week we learned that Kathy Boudin was recently employed by Columbia University as an adjunct professor at the School of Social Work. On behalf of the hundreds of police officers serving in Rockland County and […]
Lower Hudson Valley Craft Beer Festival presented by Growler & Gill Craft Beer Shoppe, Sat. June 1, 3-7 p.m. For the first time, Rockland County will be host to a craft beer festival. Organizers say the event, featuring over 30 breweries, will be the premier craft beer sampling event in the lower Hudson Valley. The outdoor […]
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest tomarcmaturo@aol.com. Record season secure, RCC Hawks fly into regional tournament Veteran coach Bill Kurisko has been here […]