New York’s Junior U-S Senator has ended her bid for the White House. Kirsten Gillibrand was officially eliminated from the September 12th Democratic Party debate. She was unable to meet the minimum 2% support threshold and have at least 130,000 individual donors to make the cut. Gillibrand said she would support the party’s eventual nominee.
Rockland Boulders Clinch Playoff Berth in Win over Ottawa
The Rockland Boulders took a 5-game lead for the last playoff spot over the Ottawa Champions into Canada last night for the first of a three-game series. After building a 5-0 lead in the 8th, the Boulders added some insurance…
And that was Davide Disipio with the call on CanAmLeague.TV. 6-1 was your final, the Boulders eliminated the Champions with the win and have at least the fourth place playoff spot locked up. The Boulders could catch the third-place New Jersey Jackals, they’re just 3.5 games behind.
Case to Proceed Against New City Man Charged with Deaths of Infant Twins Left in Hot Car
Despite urges from his attorney that the charges be dropped, the case against the New City man whose one-year-old twins died while they were left in a parked car as he went to work will proceed. Juan Rodriguez was in a Bronx courtroom yesterday, where prosecutors said the investigation continues. His lawyer said he wants to start a foundation that raises awareness of the issue. Luna and Phoenix Rodriguez died on July 26th as temperatures inside the car rose to around 105 degrees. Rodriguez is due back in court on September 24th.
Children’s Education Group Urges State to Enforce “Substantially Equivalent” Laws
Rockland children’s education was at the center of a press event at the County Courthouse in New City last week. New York State law requires all non-public schools to offer a general studies curriculum that is “at least substantially equivalent to that of public schools.” The group Young Advocates for Fair Education, or YAFFED, has been urging state officials to be more aggressive in enforcing the statute, particularly in Hasidic and ultra-Orthodox communities. Rockland Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski says the law needs to be enforced…
Rockland state senator David Carlucci says testing and measuring among all schools can be difficult, but necessary…
One caller to “The Morning Show” yesterday suggested maybe the phrase “substantially equivalent” needs to be better defined…
Rockland County legislator from Ramapo, Aron Weider, has been a vocal critic of the push to enforce state laws in private schools. We reached out to him, but he did not get back to us with any comment.
Former Spring Valley Building Inspector Sentenced to Probation, Community Service
A former Spring Valley building inspector was sentenced yesterday to five years’ probation following his conviction of falsifying building records and giving fake certificates to a homeowner operating two childcare operations out of his house. 57 year-old Walter Booker, who could’ve gotten four years in prison, must also perform 200 hours of community service. Booker worked for Spring Valley as an inspector for 22 years.