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Second Rockland School District Yanks Anti-Semitic Video Second Rockland School District Yanks Anti-Semitic Video
Second Rockland School District Yanks Anti-Semitic Video NYACK, N.Y. -- For the second time in recent weeks, a Rockland County District has removed a video teaching tool from a social studies class that depicts Jews in a derogatory light.  Nyack Schools Superintendent James Montesano on Tuesday informed district parents via email that sixth-grade students at the middle school had viewed two videos in mid December that "displayed historically inaccurate information and misrepresentation of the nature of Judaism." The videos were made available to students as an optional classroom resource in a unit of study designed to teach students the…

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First Case Of Zika Virus Detected In Rockland First Case Of Zika Virus Detected In Rockland
First Case Of Zika Virus Detected In Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY -- Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert confirmed Rockland's first case of Zika virus in a local woman.  The patient recently traveled to a South American country where Zika virus transmission has been documented. "Zika virus symptoms may include low-grade fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis," said Ruppert. "Symptoms typically begin two to seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. There is no vaccine or specific medicine to treat Zika virus infections. Pregnant women and mothers with newb…

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Jewish Leaders Call For Teaching Tolerance After Clarkstown South Video Jewish Leaders Call For Teaching Tolerance After Clarkstown South Video
Jewish Leaders Call For Teaching Tolerance After Clarkstown South Video CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Quick response from school officials over an anti-Semitic video shown during three ninth-grade social studies classes at Clarkstown South High School last month should not put the issue to bed, say Jewish leaders of Rockland County. Rather, the incident must trigger a widespread initiation of education on tolerance, and it should be used as an opportunity to teach students how to speak up when they are exposed to offensive materials in school. “The students who saw the video can’t ‘un-see’ or ‘unlearn’ the contents of the video,” said Andrea Weinberger, president of the …

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Nyack School Board Rethinks Breathalyzer Testing For Students Nyack School Board Rethinks Breathalyzer Testing For Students
Nyack School Board Rethinks Breathalyzer Testing For Students NYACK, N.Y. – Responding to vehement opposition Tuesday night from parents and students, Nyack School Board officials took a breath, tabling a controversial plan to breathalyze students suspected of being inebriated on school property or at school events. This was the fifth time the topic was on the school board’s meeting agenda. Community members presumed the board had all but decided to go forward and pass a resolution. In a surprise turnaround, board trustees admitted they’d heard fresh arguments that gave them pause. Several parents raised legal arguments, while a handful of eloquent st…

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New Rockland Radio Show Spotlights Philanthropic Entrepreneurs New Rockland Radio Show Spotlights Philanthropic Entrepreneurs
New Rockland Radio Show Spotlights Philanthropic Entrepreneurs ROCKLAND COUNTY -- Sometimes, when an idea is hatched over a glass of wine at the end of the day, it sounds good, but it never takes off. That is not how this story goes.  One night, Risa Hoag, owner of GMG Public Relations, was having a drink with Kaira Grundig, managing partner of Bonefish Grill in Nanuet. Hoag asked Grundig what she thought of doing a radio show that spotlights ways in which entrepreneurs give back to the community. Grundig was floored by the idea, and immediately signed on. On January 26th, the first half-hour show of The Bigger Picture debuted at 10:10 a.m. on WRCR 170…

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It's Lights, Cameras, Action As NBC Series Films At Rockland Lake It's Lights, Cameras, Action As NBC Series Films At Rockland Lake
It's Lights, Cameras, Action As NBC Series Films At Rockland Lake CONGERS, N.Y. -- Have you ever wondered how actors do their scenes while driving? The short answer is: they're not really driving. Which is not news to Dermot, a driver for Action Camera Cars of Yonkers, who was at Rockland Lake Wednesday preparing the "insert car" for an upcoming episode of "Blindspot," which airs Monday nights on NBC at 10.  The insert car hooks up to the car the actors are "driving" with a tow rig. The director, script supervisor and technician sit atop a bench while the car tows the actors.  Meanwhile, a crew was readying an 5K HMI Light t…

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It's Lights, Cameras, Action As NBC-TV Series Films Episode In Area It's Lights, Cameras, Action As NBC-TV Series Films Episode In Area
It's Lights, Cameras, Action As Nbc-tv Series Films Episode In Area CONGERS, N.Y. -- Have you ever wondered how actors do their scenes while driving? The short answer is: they're not really driving. Which is not news to Dermot, a driver for Action Camera Cars of Yonkers, who was at Rockland Lake Wednesday preparing the "insert car" for an upcoming episode of "Blindspot," which airs Monday nights on NBC at 10.  The insert car hooks up to the car the actors are "driving" with a tow rig. The director, script supervisor and technician sit atop a bench while the car tows the actors. Meanwhile, a crew was readying an 5K HMI Light t…

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Rockland Drug Abuse Seminar Draws Large Crowd Rockland Drug Abuse Seminar Draws Large Crowd
Rockland Drug Abuse Seminar Draws Large Crowd PEARL RIVER, N.Y. -- "Your families would rather visit you in state prison than arrange for your funeral," said Judge Charles Apotheker, speaking to a large audience that packed the Pearl River Hilton to listen to a panel on drug addition Wednesday evening. The Judge, who presides over the Rockland County Misdemeanor Drug Court Program, did not mince his words. "Yes, it's a difficult 18-month program, but at the end of the line, you have a life."  Apotheker, along with a recovered drug addict, the mother of a heroin user, and others from the law enforcement community, pa…

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Storm Slows Down Pace For Snow-Bound Clarkstown Residents Storm Slows Down Pace For Snow-Bound Clarkstown Residents
Storm Slows Down Pace For Snow-Bound Clarkstown Residents ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- But for the scraping of the town's snowplow, the roads were quiet. Snow fell steadily from dawn to dusk daybreak Saturday.  Children were peering wistfully through windows, waiting to get out and make snowmen and snow angels, while sturdier souls were calculating snow totals in anticipation of a cleanup.  When it all ended overnight, the snow totals were staggering, with well over a foot throughout Rockland. Stony Point reported 17 inches at 8:30 p.m. and New City 16 inches at 9 p.m. Transport of Rockland (TOR) buses resume regular Sunday service at 8 a.m. Loops 1,…

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Rockland Braces For Winter's First Storm Rockland Braces For Winter's First Storm
Rockland Braces For Winter's First Storm ROCKLAND COUNTY -- Fingers crossed: predictions for the first major storm of 2016 will deliver.  "The more the better," said Glenn Monterey, who runs Herb Lack Hardware in Nyack. "Good for the kids, and even better for business."  It's been a slow winter so far for snow-related merchandise including shovels, salt, scrapers, blowers, and car wiper fluids. But on Thursday, worried residents were streaming in and out of hardware and big box stores gearing up for the arrival of Jonas, which is scheduled to hit the area on Saturday. Snow merchandise has been stockpiled and c…

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