The president’s position at Albertus Magnus High School has been eliminated. The Journal News reported Robert Gomprecht, has been at the school for three years. It’s not clear if other positions at the Bardonia school will be impacted.
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St. Peter’s and St. Mary’s Church in Haverstraw to Hold Parishioners’ Procession Sunday
St. Peter’s and St. Mary’s Church in Haverstraw will be holding a parishioners’ procession through the streets of Haverstraw this weekend. Supervisor Howard Phillips says the event will be in Spanish and is a very moving ceremony…
The procession is this Sunday afternoon.
Paper Shredding Event at Palisades Center to Benefit Cancer Research Saturday
Proshred Security of Elmsford is teaming up with Palisades Center to “Shred Cancer” tomorrow in West Nyack. Bring your boxes of papers to be shredded by Proshred’s on-site shredding trucks and a $5 donation will go to the American Institute for Cancer Research. That’s tomorrow from 11 to 2 in the mall parking lot near the Cheesecake Factory.
NYS Pot Bill Stalls; Governor Hopes for Decriminalization Bill Instead
New York’s marijuana legalization bill stalled in the Senate yesterday, but the governor was still holding out hope for a law that decriminalizes the drug. Rockland Sheriff Lou Falco has been a vocal opponent of pot legalization, but he’s also got an issue with criminal records being wiped out…
New Jersey tried getting a recreational marijuana bill passed this year but it was pulled when it didn’t have enough support. It could go before New Jersey voters in 2020.
NYS Senate Passes “Toll Payer Protection Act”
The New York State Legislature passed a bunch of bills yesterday, in their last scheduled full day in Albany. Among them, the Toll Payer Protection Act, co-sponsored by Rockland State Senator David Carlucci. The bill was vetoed last time around by the governor, but it passed the Senate with a 61-1 vote yesterday, and Senator Carlucci says he’s hopeful the governor will sign it this time…
Under the bill you could dispute fees online and set up a monthly payment plan. Additionally, drivers’ registrations could not be suspended due to unpaid bills. Meanwhile, the governor announced this week that the State Thruway Authority Board of Directors has approved the Design-Build team that will install the cashless tolling system on rest of the Thruway by the end of next year. The price tag for the convenience? $355.3 million. New York One reported the Senate was expected to work through early this morning Thursday, and the Assembly could take another day to pass additional legislation, and finish up by the end of the week.