As staff writer Dwight R. Worley reported today, 53 of Westchester, Rockland and Putnam’s public school districts have proposed spending a combined $4.5 billion 2011-12, an increase of about 2 percent, according to new data from the state. Should voters approve all of those budgets, tax levies would rise by… Read More →
On Sunday, we report the findings of a three-month investigation into the reconstruction of Interstate 287 through Westchester, a project two years behind schedule and millions of dollars over budget. The report examines the contractors, the bids, the overruns and an entire system that has allowed construction practices like those… Read More →
Good Thursday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Paul Kreutzer: Editorial We comment on the Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District’s hiring of Paul Kreutzer, chief of the New Berlin, Wisc., schools, as its new superintendent. Kreutzer supported Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s effort to… Read More →
So President Obama released his long-form birth certificate. Will that be the end of that? Since the Editorial Board gets plenty of letters on the so-called “birther” issue, I decided to email some of the most recent writers and ask them what they thought of the president’s move, and whether… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Nyack’s Riverspace: Editorial We comment on news that Riverspace Arts and the village of Nyack are poised to team on the development of an arts-based “superblock” in the Rockland village’s downtown. We write: … At tonight’s… Read More →
The Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District will decide tonight on whether to appoint Paul Kreutzer as its superintendent. Kreutzer would come to the district from New Berlin, Wisc., and begin his duties July 1. In March, Kreutzer stood with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, at a press conference to… Read More →
If you are running for school board in Westchester, Rockland or Putnam, we want to hear from you. Please send your full name, home address, a daytime phone number and email address to elections@lohud.com. In both the subject line and body of the email, be sure to indicate your school… Read More →
Good Tuesday morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Vincent Leibell: Editorial We comment on a report published Saturday, April 23 that detailed a letter sent by former state Sen. Vincent Leibell, who pleaded guilty to two federal corruption charges in December, to a… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a look at opinion content published in The Journal News over the weekend: Friday, April 22 East Ramapo: Editorial We comment on the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights’ probe of the East Ramapo School District. We write: The U.S. Department of Education has declined… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Donald Trump: Editorial We comment on the contributions of New York’s own Donald Trump to the early days of the Republican presidential primary race. Trump has made much of questioning President Obama’s citizenship, drawing criticism from Republicans and… Read More →