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by Jeff Lewis
An area lawmaker is calling on the governor to bring in the National Guard to help fix the busing crisis plaguing school districts across the state, including East Ramapo. Rockland Assemblyman Mike Lawler says it didn’t have to come to such a drastic solution…
Rockland Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski says East Ramapo parents are right to be frustrated…
Zebrowski is optimistic the issue could be resolved this week.
by Jeff Lewis
An affordable housing development is now open in Nanuet. Vincent’s Village on Convent Road is a $42 million project, more than half that funding came from New York State Homes and Community Renewal. The 55-and-older development has three residential buildings with 93 affordable homes, including 81 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. There’s also a custom-designed communal space sponsored by the Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corporation. There are also on-site health and wellness services. The apartments are designed to be affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent of the area’s median income.
by Jeff Lewis
The Rockland County Office for the Aging is hosting a distribution of COVID masks and fresh fruit for local seniors tomorrow in Pomona. Michele Burgevin with the Office for the Aging says Rockland seniors can get fresh produce thanks in part to the folks at People to People…
The event is tomorrow morning from 10:30AM to noon. The Office for the Aging is located at Building B at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona. Call 845-364-2110 for more information.
by Jeff Lewis
The Dominican Sisters of Sparkill are hosting a fundraising event Sunday to help fund a program they’ve been running for a quarter century that’s dedicated to teaching English to immigrants. STAR-FEST XII is a live concert that’ll stream online to benefit the Nyack group, One-to-One Learning. Charlotte Murray is with One-to-One Learning, and says the non-profit community outreach program’s volunteer teachers work with students in small groups…
The event is this Sunday afternoon at 3:30 on One to One Learning’s Facebook page. To reserve your space at the concert, it costs $30 and that also gives you access to raffles for restaurant gift cards. For more information call 845-512-8176 or visit their website: www.one2one-learning.org.
by Jeff Lewis
If you’re having trouble putting food on the table, or know a family that is, you may want to take note of a free series of classes being held at RCC’s Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center in Nyack. Mark Davidoff is the Director of the center and will be conducting the cooking demonstrations and lessons along with RCC Hospitality students. Davidoff says the eight-week “Purchasing & Preparing Nutritious Food Economically” program is designed for people who are food insecure, or having difficulty feeding themselves or their families…
Classes begin Monday, September 20th, and are held each Monday from 9am-noon through November 15th, except on Columbus Day. To register, email Mark Davidoff, the address is mdavidof@sunyrockland.edu or call 845-875-7551 and indicate you are food insecure and you want to enroll in the free class.
