Today, 21 people graduated from Rockland County Drug Court , the largest class in the program’s 12-year history. Drug Courts aren’t new, and in fact, have grown more common around the country. But this graduating class also included eight who had been convicted of felony driving while intoxicated. That’s a… Read More →
When President Obama delivers his first State of the Union address tonight expect him to channel some of the populist anger that is so generously being heaped upon the banks. We wrote an advance on his speech today and we have video commentary from New Yorkers weighing in on Obama’s… Read More →
About 30 people crammed into U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel’s office in West Nyack this morning to discuss immigration changes for Haitians in light of the Jan. 12 earthquake, and how those changes are expected to impact Rockland and other areas in New York that have significant numbers of people of… Read More →
Up to one third of East Ramapo school district’s students are of Haitian descent, estimates schools Superintendent Ira Oustatcher. His schools have experienced the heartbreak of the Haiti disaster. “We have a bus driver whose six family members died,” he said. And, he emotionally recalled, a father came to one… Read More →
UPDATE: aT 5:04 P.M., It was announced that President Obama and the Department of Homeland Security has granted Temporary Protected Status to Haitians in the United States whose visas have expired or may expire, and who were subject to deportation. HERE WAS THE EARLIER POST, filed before the TPS announcement:... Read More →
The news of a devastating earthquake just outside Port-au-Prince has riveted the large and politically active Haitian-American community in Spring Valley. The catastrophe has touched so many here, which was obvious this morning at a press conference at Ramapo Town Hall. Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence opened up the… Read More →
You’ve got opinions and we want to hear them. Starting today we’ll be showing up in malls, diners and on street corners near you with a question of the day and a video camera. It’s our updated, video version of the Inquiring Photographer. Don’t be shy; step up and tell… Read More →
There’s always some controversy with the U.S. Census. This year’s no different. A review of the form shows that one category is relying on archaic language to help people classify their racial/ethnic heritage. People can check a box that describes their race as “Black African Am. or Negro.” Some aren’t… Read More →
Unless you’re a Roustabout, chances are there are worse jobs out there than the one you may have. At least that’s the result of a new study from CareerCast.com, which was reported about in today’s Wall Street Journal. The list of the 200 Best and Worst Jobs for 2010 was… Read More →
The pit of every reader’s stomach surely sank while reading about a man in his mid-40s slipping into the women’s bathroom in a mall movie theater where he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl. Clarkstown police are focusing their efforts where they should be — on finding the perpetrator. Police say… Read More →