The newly elected pope, leader of the Catholic Church, is a first in at least three ways. A native of Argentina and the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first pope elected from the American continents. He is also the first pope in the church’s history to be from the Jesuit […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI With residents and agencies now fearing the potential fallout over possible budget cuts to our most vulnerable populations, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) today announced a grassroots call to action to convince Governor Cuomo to join with state legislators in fully restoring the proposed 6% cuts to the Office for […]
BY JAMIE KEMPTON The Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame will induct eight new members during its 40th anniversary recognition dinner on Saturday, April 27, at the Pearl River Elks Club in Nanuet. Tickets are $50 per person and may be obtained by contacting Pete Castellano at 201-390-3245 or [email protected]. For details visit the hall […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – Rockland Community College has begun a discussion on the possibility of introducing new dormitories to accommodate additional students and bolster enrollment numbers. In an interview with the Rockland County Times, RCC Director of Communications Tzipora Reitman explained the ideas had not yet reached a planning stage and no timetable was […]
Assemblyman pushes for study to develop plan to create a new public school district PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN KENNETH ZEBROWSKI Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-Rockland) announced today that he is proposing a redistricting of the current East Ramapo School District that will partition territory to create a new public school district that better represents public school […]
INCIDENT AND ARREST REPORTS FROM THE RAMAPO PD SMALL FIRE IN MONSEY On Tuesday, March 12 at approximately 10 p.m., Ramapo police responded to a call at the Monsey Park Home for adults, located at 15 Monsey Blvd., Monsey, N.Y., reporting a possible fire. Responding officers reported a heavy smoke condition and said that the facility […]