BY MERRILL MATTHEWS President Obama can rightfully be accused of many things — but not a rigid adherence to consistency. As he inaccurately rails against the oil and natural gas industry’s “unfair” tax breaks, he’s doling out billions to that industry’s competitors. The recent fiscal cliff deal included 12 different “tax extenders” for green energy […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Bickhardt, with his accoustic guitar, will be performing some recent songs that he has written along with songs he has written in the past for such stars as Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Charles, B.B.King, Alison Krauss and Vince Gill. His agent says the event to be put on by the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – Good Samaritan Hospital held a reception on February 13 to celebrate the completion of its newly-built emergency department, which opened on February 14 to supplement the current emergency care unit. The new unit features an open space with 19 rooms, including 19 patient bays with televisions, new imaging and diagnostic […]
New York State Senators and Assemblymembers will co-host a joint legislative budget hearing in Rockland County to discuss Governor Cuomo’s 2013-2014 Executive Budget. The event will take place this Thursday, February 14 from 3 – 6 p.m. at Valley Cottage Library, located at 110 Route 303. “This hearing will provide an opportunity for residents to […]
BY FRANK GRANDEL President of Clarkstown Taxpayers What an utter disgrace once again by Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack at last week’s Clarkstown Town Board meeting, taking the position as he so often does that a career politician’s job is a “noble profession.” And in the next breath, once again diminishing that value and using his […]
Knicks role-player Steve Novak, a deadly long-range shooter, and benchwarmer James White, a champion of international dunk tournaments, will be featured this weekend in the NBA’s Three-Point and Slam Dunk competitions respectively. The events take place Saturday night and both players are considered strong candidates to win their tournaments. In the regular All-Star game on […]