BY SARA GILBERT The Rockland Business Association and Federal Bureau of Investigation hosted a special training session to help prevent and deter losses associated with online hacking and espionage on Wednesday, June 13 at Rockland Community College in Suffern. “The issue here is real,” said RBA President Al Samuel. “On an elementary level there are […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE More than 260 people attended a fundraiser on Saturday at the K.C. 581 Units Hall in Haverstraw to help the family of six-year-old Gabrielle DiCarlo. Gabrielle is reported to be in good spirits and getting stronger. Gene Barnum and Angie Amengual were co-chairman of the KC event that featured a show, […]
Rodney King Found Dead Rodney King, the victim of police brutality in 1991, which led to the Los Angeles riots, was found dead on Sunday, June 17. He was 47. His fiancé found him at the bottom of the pool at their home in Rialito, Cal. She told friends that King was drinking and smoking […]
Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R,C,I-Blooming Grove) voted Tuesday against passage of Assembly Bill 1157-B, which would mandate the practice commonly known as “microstamping” on handgun manufacturers in the state. This legislation would force this costly technology on gun manufacturers and make New York the only state to mandate the technology. “Microstamping is a technology in which […]
The Telly Awards has awarded Green Leaf Productions Inc. with two Bronze awards in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for their piece titled The Barry Fixler Foundation promotion. With nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this is truly an honor, said Fixler, a jeweler and business based in Bardonia. The Barry Fixler Foundation promotion video features […]
BY SARA GILBERT Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Suffern celebrated the groundbreaking for its new Emergency Department on Tuesday, June 19 with a cocktail hour, ceremonial breaking of ground and tour of the department. The current emergency department, designed almost 25 years ago to accommodate 19,500 patients annually, desperately needed renovations. Last year, the […]