FROM THE NYSAC NYSAC today announced strong support for a bill in the State Legislature that was introduced to lower the cost of health insurance for local governments who want to join together in self insured health consortiums. The bipartisan bill (A.8362-A/S.6633), sponsored by Assemblymember Phil Steck and Senator Joseph Griffo, will allow municipalities such […]
COMMENTARY BY CHRIS DAY GOP Candidate for the 17th Congressional District Tuesday’s annexation of Crimea is an unacceptable example of an authoritarian using raw force to expand his power. It’s a simple concept: no free and fair elections regarding whether to be annexed by a neighbor can be held in an area that was just […]
SAFE Act supporter gives a little to local permit holders BY DYLAN SKRILOFF When the White Plains-based daily newspaper the Journal News published a list of legal pistol permit holders on an interactive website map back in December 2012, it stirred a local and national hornets’ nest. Amazingly, fallout continues 15 months later. The Rockland […]
The Career Development Center at Dominican College will host the Annual Community Career Fair on Tuesday April 1, 2014 from 3 – 6 p.m. in the Hennessy Center. This event is free and open to the public. Meet company recruiters, apply for jobs and internships, polish your networking and communication skills. The following are some of the […]
The Rockland County Office for the Aging in conjunction with the FDIC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will host an interactive seminar, on the prevention of Older Adult Financial Exploitation, on March 26th, 2014 at the Rockland County Fire Training Center. The seminar will begin at 10am and registration is required, for more information […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN As boating season nears, concerns about safety and river access after last July’s fatal boating accident prompted a grassroots lobby for Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) to reopen the Piermont Channel near Cornetta’s Restaurant & Marina. “It wouldn’t take more than one week to dig an outlet 10’ deep and 40’ wide […]