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New Rochelle FOIL Fiasco: Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes
OP-ED: With New Rochelle Schools in Full-On Crisis, Leadership Must Act
By Robert Cox and Andrew Newman Four years ago, we sounded the alarm about a “catastrophic collapse” in enrollment at the City School District of New Rochelle (“CSDNR”). We were right then, and we are right now on what needs to happen next to avoid further collapse over the next
Recommended Reading, March 30, 2025
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 30, 2025) — I know readers have been wondering what I’ve been up to over the past two weeks, and I’m excited to finally share an update! As I mentioned in my last newsletter, I’ve been hard at work launching a brand-new site, DublinYanks. This
Recommended Reading, March 16, 2025
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 16, 2025) — In case you’ve been wondering, I have been working on a brand new project which took up all my time over the past week as I readied for a St. Patrick’s Day launch of DublinYanks so a bit behind on New York articles.
Recommended Reading, March 9, 2025
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 9, 2025) — There is a common idea in the United States that St. Patrick’s Day represents Ireland — and everyone wears green and is Irish. Living here for going on two years, I do not think so. I attended the parade in Dublin last year and found
CAUGHT IN CRISIS: New York Student’s Bomb Scare Texts to Mom Raise Questions Over Governor Hochul’s Phone Ban Plan
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 9, 2025) — Writing in the Pelham Examiner, Pelham Memorial High School student JJ Hetzer, a member of the PMHS digital device committee, argues against a mobile phone ban in schools as proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in her 2025-2026 budget. Governor Hochul’s legislative proposal to create
As St. Patrick’s Day Approaches, Americans Ask: Am I Irish?
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 8, 2025) — If you have to ask, the answer is no. Let me break it down for those who wonder why not. My mother’s parents emigrated from County Meath (her father) and County Limerick (her mother) one hundred years ago. Decades later, when my maternal grandparents
As Workers Comp Fraud Runs Wild at City Hall, New Rochelle City Manager Puckers Up
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 7, 2025) — As readers know, I’ve spent months trying to obtain various sets of public records from the City of New Rochelle, and the response has been such an ordeal that I believe it raises serious questions about compliance with New York’s Freedom of
Seeking Reader Input on New Rochelle Schools 2025-26 Budget and their $20 MM Hole
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 5, 2025) — I’m considering writing an article timed to the budget hearings to highlight concerns about how the New Rochelle Board of Education has mismanaged taxpayer funds and the schools under its care. Before I begin, I’d like to hear premium subscribers’ thoughts on the
Jerrell Garris Shooting: Every Witness Statement is Consistent with New Rochelle Police Accounts
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 4, 2025) —My previous article provided information from witness statements about encounters with Jarrel Garris in the hour leading up to the officer-involved shooting that resulted in Garris' death. This article focuses on Garris leaving the New Rochelle Farms grocery store and his subsequent struggle with
Recommended Reading, March 2, 2025
DUBLIN, IRELAND (March 2, 2025) — Before I tell you all the ways Tish James was a conniving fool in the Jarrel Garris case, let me brag on my wife a bit. Yesterday was the opening of Feltmakers Ireland "Symbols of Ireland" Exhibit at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre