The more than 2.6 million New Yorkers who receive the School Tax Relief exemption will need to re-apply as part of the state’s efforts to combat fraud within the system. This month, the State Department of Taxation and Finance began mailing letters to homeowners, providing instructions on how to reapply for the STAR Program. If […]
The Rockland Community Foundation announced the addition of the following new fund to its portfolio: Rockland Alliance for Health (RAH) is a non-profit organization leading Rockland to be the healthiest community in the nation by providing financial and technical assistance to community and faith-based organizations to implement public health interventions that are evidenced-based and result […]
BY HARRY WAITZMAN The blackberry canes spring up between pebbles and sand along the gravel road leading to Parker Pond. Notice how small the berries are this year. There must have been a shortage of rain in spring. July’s been an oven. I worry about my wife, more bossy and anxious under her hair coloring. […]
John Finn, 48, of New City, was arrested by Clarkstown PD for criminal mischief in the fourth degree (a misdemeanor) on September 24. Mr. Finn was seen at 9:30 p.m. causing damage to a campaign sign belonging to Dennis Malone, which was located at the intersection of Walnut Ct. and Main St., New City. The […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – “Kiss Me Kate” the 181st production at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford is just great with the wonderful Cole Porter musical score, a fantastic leading lady, Christianne Tisdale and a really good leading man, William Michaels. The staging is perfect and the orchestration is right on target. I rate “Kiss […]
Obama’s slow boil of America continues In an address to the United Nations this week, President Barack H. Obama stated his belief that thanks to the efforts of the United States, the world is more stable than it was five years ago. Given the instability in the Middle East, which nearly led to a war […]