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Rockland Rights Commissioner Leaves Post With $62,000 Payment
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Ram Nagubandi, the former head of Rockland County’s Human Rights Commission, was paid $62,652.63 as part of a disciplinary charge to voluntarily leave the $102,000 a year position on May 6, according to lohud.com.
The agreement included roughly $40,000 cash and $22,600 in benefits all paid together. Nagubandi served as the county’s human rights commissioner since 2000, reappointed by County Executive Ed Day in 2014 for a three-year term. The New City man was placed on paid leave in mid-April. The county did not disclose why, according to lohud.com.
The settlement was rea…
John Jay High School Features Lebanese Music Workshop
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- John Jay High School musicians were recently treated to a special concert and workshop by Bassam Saba and April Centrone.
Saba, of Lebanon, is a multi-instrumentalist, educator and authority on Arabic music who has performed with many well-known Arab, Western classical and pop icons, including Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Alicia Keys, Santana, Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones.
Centrone, who is originally from New York, is a performer, teacher and music therapist who has lived in Lebanon since 2013. For two years, she has been principal drummer and percussionist of Ziad Rahbani’s jaz…
Eastchester Relay For Life Night Raises Almost $27,000
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- At this year's Relay For Life, over 130 Eastchester High School students helped raise over $26,500, with money still coming in.The top five fundraisers were Lindsey Moy ($6,050), Joanne Georgiou ($1,675), Zach Shearon ($1,630), Sedona Paykin ($740) and Ralph Medici ($620).
Relay For Life is a community-based fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. Each year, more than 5,000 Relay For Life events take place in over 20 countries. The mission is to raise funds to improve cancer survival, decrease the incidence of cancer and improve the quality of life for cancer …
