STORY BY JANIE ROSMAN Within his first five minutes as the new state-appointed monitor in East Ramapo, former New York City schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott knew he had his work cut out for him. “I’m here to make sure the children of this district receive the best education possible,” Walcott told the packed Rockland […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Nyack Village Theatre and Richard Quinn present the 4th Annual Film Festival August 13, 14, 15 and 16 at 88 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Nyack. Call 201-694-0610 for information and tickets. – “Becoming Dr. Ruth” opens Friday, August 14 at Penguin Repertory Theatre, Crickettown Road, Stony Point. Tickets and information […]
As summer vacation approaches for students, it is hard to believe that some of us are already thinking about back-to-school. Thankfully, for a lot of young people and families in Haverstraw, the Annual Back-to-School Backpack event, now in its 5th year, provides backpacks filled with essentials for students in grades K-12. The event is an […]
Celebrated throughout the month of September, the nationwide Library Card Sign-up Month campaign encourages people to Get The Smartest Card @ your library. Endorsed by the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS), this campaign encourages the public to discover the important things a library card gives you access to. “Your library card is your ticket to […]
Earlier this month, People to People began distributing new backpacks filled with grade-appropriates school supplies to children from low-income families living in Rockland County through its Back to School with Dignity program. “By the time school starts this September, People to People will have distributed more than 2,000 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to Rockland […]
A day fighting the Islamic State: A Rocklander’s tale BY ADAM LUCENTE Baqofah, Iraq-Kurdistan region, Roughly two miles from the Islamic State (IS) The Peshmerga (the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq) stop our car at a check point. My driver, my interpreter, myself and a member of Dwekh Nawsha get out. We […]