NEW CITY – Senator David Carlucci announced that the state is seeking applications from BOCES to implement New York’s first recovery high school programs. These programs will mark a major step in the fight against the opioid epidemic that has taken so many young lives. Carlucci commended Governor Cuomo on the announcement that two BOCES […]
Voters from across Rockland County have approved the addition of a new adaptive swimming pool complex at BOCES Jesse J. Kaplan School in West Nyack. The high-tech, indoor therapy and fitness pools are designed to improve mobility, build confidence, increase health and wellness and will teach children with special needs to be safe around water […]
FROM RAMAPO WHAT THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW FACEBOOK GROUP Are the taxpayers of East Ramapo less important than the taxpayers of Rockland County? We understand that the East Ramapo School District yesterday awarded a 5 year contract worth upwards of $27 million to Brega Transport. This the same company whose owner is under […]
PART I BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Back in December, numerous residents of Clarkstown attended the monthly board meeting with pins on their shirts that exclaimed, “History Matters.” After the Teaberry Port House in West Nyack was demolished, many people were worried about the fate of another historic property in Clarkstown. The Vanderbilt-Budke on Germonds Road […]
Fines Raised for False Fire Alarms in Nyack A resolution was passed in Nyack on Thursday, July 19 increasing the fines for false alarms to the local fire department. Anyone who places a false call to the Nyack fire department more than twice a year will be penalized with a $300 fine. And the fines […]
Rockland BOCES SkillsUSA is the recipient of a grant from Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. The funding, which totals more than $8,000, will be used by career and technical education students to upgrade the Haverstraw Community Garden. It’s expected that students will begin their hands-on garden work sometime in March. The Haverstraw Garden has served […]