BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES New York State is pulling out all the stops to speed up the replacement of the 57-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge, officials told standing-room-only crowds of Rockland and Westchester residents last week. The pace has picked up so dramatically that construction of steel and concrete columns to support […]
Stony Point police are urging local residents to keep their cool about a reported weekend incident that has been making the rounds on social media. SPPD says On March 3, 2012, at approx. 6:02 p.m. they “responded to the area of Osborn Dr. in the Town of Stony Point to investigate a suspicious person. Responding […]
From MidHudsonNews.com Upon hearing news that Rockland County might seek to withdraw from the MTA if it can form a partnership for a new transit authority with Orange County, County Executive Edward Diana said he is not ready to consider withdrawing Orange County from the regional authority. The MTA’s Metro-North Railroad provides commuter train service […]
At Wednesday’s meeting of the Rockland County Legislature’s Economic Development Committee, legislators spoke of reports out of Orange County that Michael DiTullo would be the new CEO of the Rockland County Economic Development Corporation. It seems the lawmakers are the last to know. Al Samuels, CEO of the Rockland Business Association, and Dr. Cliff Wood, president of […]
BY DIANE DIMOND In a groundbreaking work by journalist Susan Greene titled “The Gray Box,” it is revealed that tens of thousands of American prisoners are being held in prolonged states of solitary confinement in prisons across the country. Now, before you say, “Well, they were convicted criminals — that’s what they get!” let’s delve […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services Noise on dividends and buybacks has reached an almost fevered pitch since Apple‘s (AAPL) $100 billion cash hoard came to light. Accordingly, I thought some context and perspective on dividends and buybacks was in order. Some advisors, brokers, and investors believe that share-buyback programs are “always” […]