New York State Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-New City, has proposed legislation giving the state power to force schools to conform to fire safety guidelines and verify inspections. Schools must submit annual fire safety reports to the state Department of Education, but according to Zebrowski, there aren’t any consequences for schools that don’t comply. His new […]
BY JEREMY MOONEYHAM The Academy for Martial Arts welcomed the public to a free “Goal-setting seminar and bully-proof workshop” last Sunday in Orangetown. Owner and Senior Instructor Sensei Jackeline Harnett, a Kempo Karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist, along with Academy staff guided nearly 60 children between the ages four and 10 in drills and exercises […]
A compilation of news shorts from the past week Stolen Flowers from Army Vet’s Grave Flowers from a local Army veteran’s grave have been stolen twice in August. Ronald Croci died in March, and his daughter Cheryl Croci left flowers to mark his birthday. The flowers were stolen twice from the grave at the […]
Emergency responders were called to 10 Jay St. in Spring Valley, New York, after a carbon monoxide leak caused a tenant to collapse on June 2, 2016. On Wednesday Aug. 24 the Rockland Board of Health fined the building’s owner, Mattis Fried of The Rashby Trust, for four violations including lack of working carbon monoxide […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day and the Rockland County Department of Public Transportation have announced transit schedule changes for Labor Day. On Monday, September 5, Transport of Rockland (TOR) and TAPPAN ZEExpress (TZx) buses will operate Saturday schedules. TRIPS paratransit buses will operate ADA service only. TOR and TZx schedules and maps are at www.rocklandbus.com. Friday […]
FROM GASBUDDY With summer drawing to a close, motorists have enjoyed the cheapest summer at the pump since 2004, saving $18.9 billion over its duration versus last summer, a sweet note as they take to the roads to celebrate Labor Day. “As the holiday approaches, it’s true that gasoline prices have risen across the country […]