April 27- Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 8.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.72/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.54/g, according to […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA One of the powers of science-fiction movies is that they can visualize how far technology can go. These movies predict how we would use it and whether those uses will help us or hurt us. In director Alex Garland’s sci-fi psychological drama, “Ex Machina,” he focuses on the topic of artificial intelligence […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT Congers Elementary School is being re-built on all exterior walls, following action by the Clarkstown Central School District Board of Education last winter. At first, school officials indicated it would be too expensive to repair the structurally ailing 90-year-old school, and announced it would be closed instead. A massive campaign by angered […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day My administration has a steadfast commitment to address quality of life issues in Rockland County. Stemming the tide of unsafe, illegal housing and overcrowding is paramount to ensuring the health and safety of our people. This week, we fire the first salvo in a well-orchestrated battle against exploitive absentee […]
A potentially unhealthy artificial sweetener will no longer be included in Pepsi’s best-known diet soft drinks in the U.S., according to the beverage giant. Aspartame, an artificial sweetener also known as Nutra Sweet and commonly found in sodas, will no longer be included in the versions of Diet Pepsi on American shelves, Pepsi Vice President […]
Bill in State Senate looked at skeptically BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – A much-anticipated proposal which would have lent official county legislative support to a pair of state bills authorizing a fiscal monitor for the East Ramapo Central School District failed in committee on Tuesday. In spite of strong backing from most members of […]