From Gasbuddy.com Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.83/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.62/g, according to […]
FROM NYS COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli this week announced the introduction of a legislative proposal aimed at helping local governments across New York improve their long-term budget planning. The bill would provide reimbursement from the state to municipalities for costs incurred for hiring financial advisors to assist in the development of multi-year […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA PIERMONT – Seventy-odd years after thousands of American soldiers boarded ships bound for WWII-ravaged Europe at Piermont, five were joined at the Piermont Pier by Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan on April 22 to honor their service to the United States. Prior to an “Honor […]
In recognition of Earth Day, New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Thomas H. Mattox this week announced that e-filing is saving 160 million sheets of paper annually. Of the 23.7 million tax returns processed by the Department each year, 16 million – or 70 percent – are filed electronically. “E-filing is the safest, […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BJ GRECO On Tuesday, April 22, under less than cooperative skies, over 150 family members, members of the community, first responders, students, and staff, gathered on the Piermont Pier to participate in a memorial service for TZHS ’09 alum, Melissa Demataris who last October lost a valiantly fought four year battle […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NYAG Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced recently that his office has secured a settlement with Bed Bath & Beyond, a national retailer with 62 stores in New York, to ensure that applicants for employment are not automatically disqualified based on criminal convictions and without the individualized consideration that is required by […]