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NY Education Commissioner Hikes School Taxes In East Ramapo
The money is needed to address the needs of public school students, said New York Civil Liberties Union officials who had filed an appeal.

I moved to Ossining from Maryland many years ago and am still amazed at the system of government in New York. After 20 years I moved up the river to Croton-on-Hudson (a community I covered for The Journal News back in the day), then in 2014 I moved to Carmel, and now I live in Mahopac. I skewed Brown University's four-year completion stats by taking a semester off to find myself. I spend my spare time studying theology, which amuses my family and friends. I sing in the Hudson Chorale. Reach me at lanning.taliaferro@patch.com
The money is needed to address the needs of public school students, said New York Civil Liberties Union officials who had filed an appeal.

The third-prize-winning tickets were sold for the July 31 Powerball drawing, Lottery officials said.
The "significant" sentence highlights his commitment to go after illegal firearms and the criminals who use them, the DA said.
"Big heat always ends with the potential for severe weather, heads up either side of Saturday," said Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather.
The pilot program, put in place before NYC's congestion pricing program was delayed, will last until Veterans Day.
There's been a sharp increase in the past two weeks, county health officials said.
NY Forest Rangers plus Shandaken EMS and members of the Olive, Phoenicia, and Shandaken-Allaben fire departments responded.
The lack of access to that section of I-84 delayed first responders headed to the ravine where two died and more than 40 were injured.
Thunderstorms could mean isolated flash flooding, the National Weather Service said.
The new Grape Hollow State Forest will provide wildlife habitat protection and a larger buffer for the trail corridor in Dutchess County.
Keeping the club sustainable, filling a market niche, preserving green space and offering housing to local first responders are in the plan.
The new "Farm to Truck" program makes stops across Putnam County as well as in Dutchess and Westchester.
The first layer is going on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the second layer is scheduled, town officials said.
Nassau police accused a Valley Stream resident of refusing to leave and violently resisting arrest.
You may start drooling.
The effort is to create more equitable and resilient urban forests in the face of increased storms and extreme heat driven by climate change
The total increase approved was $79.3 million, well under the $181 million originally sought.
The prize-winning ticket is worth a guaranteed minimum of $1 million, lottery officials said.