BY GRACE BOATRIGHT Rarely do federal lawmakers come upon a policy that can expand access to critical health care services and simultaneously save taxpayers money. But according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, a tweak in the way Medicare pays for certain kidney disease drugs could do just that – preserving the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – Rockland Community College has begun a discussion on the possibility of introducing new dormitories to accommodate additional students and bolster enrollment numbers. In an interview with the Rockland County Times, RCC Director of Communications Tzipora Reitman explained the ideas had not yet reached a planning stage and no timetable was […]
On March 21 the Haverstraw Elks will be holding their annual Law Enforcement Awards night, where the club “honors police officers for their heroic work throughout the year.” This year the Elks are recognizing 28 officers throughout Rockland as well as two civilians, one of whom is an 8-year-old girl. This event has been going on […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The New York State Assembly passed a two year extension to an already existing moratorium on hydraulic fracturing on March 7, a move which has elicited strong feelings on both sides of the divisive debate and throws the fate of the practice into question. The measure aims to prevent the extraction of […]
BY ANTHONY MELÉ The New York SAFE Law offends the spirit and word of the US Constitution. The Bill of Rights will cease to exist if we permit it to be rewritten by knee jerk reactionaries and political opportunist seeking to centralize power in a government of the few. The US Constitution will be relegated […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE With corned beef and cabbage and Irish lamb stew and soda bread on the menu, it was Irish Forever Night in Elmsford, as Cooney and his group capped a matinee performance with an evening of fun, mostly Irish music. Cooney and his band rocked the hall with Sweet Molly Malone, Dear […]