Helen Hayes Hospital has announced the appointment of Lori Meszler as Chief Financial Officer. She will be responsible for managing all of the rehabilitation hospital’s fiscal departments, as well as Information Technology and Admissions, and will serve as the Administrator of Record for the hospital’s Subacute Rehabilitation Unit/Skilled Nursing Facility. Meszler brings to her new […]
BY FRANK OLDHAM President Obama’s healthcare reform is about to severely restrict drug treatment options for millions of America’s most vulnerable patients. This certainly wasn’t the president’s intention. But a new, preliminary regulatory ruling from the Department of Health and Human Services required by the 2010 healthcare reform law applies a one-size-fits-all approach to prescription […]
County Transportation Commissioner Appointed to Team Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Wednesday a selection review team for the new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee. The review team consists of renowned artists and architects, under the auspices of the New York State Council of the Arts. These team members will review proposed bridge designs […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE -ArtsRock presents Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies in conversation with Elliot Forrest celebrating what would have been Gene Kelly’s 100th birthday at the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern on October 6 at 8 p.m. For tickets visit: ArtsRock.com -Come see Ricito (Goldilocks) and the Three Bears (in Spanish and in English) […]
DA’s Press Release Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced Monday that a total of $329,504 in grant money has been obtained from the United States Department of Justice to help plan and implement the county’s newly created misdemeanor drug court. “Under the grants, we have been able to launch and support our misdemeanor […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Recently, I wrote about the sometimes deadly lack of air conditioning for prisoners during our blisteringly hot summers. Despite several inmate deaths in cellblocks with temperatures as high as 130 degrees, I got a raft of reader emails taking me to task for being too soft on convicts. This week, I turn […]