BY JANET TRAUTWEIN Insurance plans won’t go on sale in the new insurance exchanges established by the federal healthcare reform law for several more months. But some major health insurers are already forecasting substantially higher premiums. Some individuals could see their premiums more than double, according to a private briefing conducted earlier this year by […]
Michael Williams ran drug gang that plagued region including Rockland NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the 112 year sentence imposed on convicted drug runner Michael Williams in Albany County Court this week. Williams is the first of three men convicted of 45 felonies by a jury in a 12 week trial […]
Nearly 500 people from Rockland and Bergen counties came out to celebrate the grand opening weekend of Monster Mini Golf on Route 304 in Nanuet. Monster Mini Golf is owned by Woodcliff Lake resident Jerry Streim. The festivities included autograph signings by former NY Giant Joe Morris, face painting, balloon hats, free prizes and giveaways, […]
WHITE PLAINS, NY –The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter will officially kick off its 2013 Light The Night Walk campaign at the Mid-Hudson Valley Kickoff Party on Sunday, July 28 from 2 – 4 p.m. at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. The event is open to the public, free of charge, and […]
By Douglas E. Schoen As we approach summer in Washington, policymakers and pundits alike remain distracted by a host of scandals. The alleged targeting of conservative political groups by IRS officials, while relegated to Congressional hearings and calls for additional investigations (for now), will be red meat for candidates running in next year’s midterm elections. […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – Ultra-Orthodox students attending the United Talmudical Academy in Spring Valley gathered on July 10 in a large demonstration to protest recent changes to Israeli law removing armed service exemptions for yeshiva students. Elementary and middle school-aged students assembled in lines, holding signs and banners denouncing the state of Israel […]