To the Editor, The biggest issue facing Rocklanders is property taxes. That is why I find it appalling that our Democratic legislators, who after presiding over a Rockland County budget deficit of $125 million and raising property taxes respectively 30 percent in 2012, 18 percent in 2013 and 9.9 percent in 2014 have so much […]
Pomona, NY resident Edward Hall, MD, Chief Psychiatrist in the Department of Behavioral Health, is one of this year’s seven honorees of Bergen Regional Medical Center’s 16th annual Employee Service Awards. He was nominated in the Outstanding Physician category for his service to the Bergen Regional patients and community. Award winners were nominated by their […]
Skylands Stadium in August, NJ this week announced that professional baseball will officially return to the stadium this Spring 2015. The still-to-be-named team will join the Can-Am Association of Professional Baseball, the league in which the Rockland Boulders play. In its inaugural season, the new Skylands team will play 55 home games starting mid-May through […]
To the Editor, Mr. Day must think we were born yesterday. Does he really expect us to believe that by eliminating the 37 officers on the Rockland County Sheriff’s Patrol, we will actually save money on our taxes? He says he wants to keep the “specialized units” of the Sheriff’s Department, such as the Bomb […]
On October 22 the Blauvelt Sons of Italy hosted a dinner to welcome 15 new members into the organization. The group also honored two Rockland County students with scholarships for their commitment and dedication to learning the language of Italian. Stephanie Sweeney, a senior at Tappan Zee High School, received one of the scholarships and […]
BY ADAM LUCENTE Syria and Iraq are not the only territories in which ISIS is wreaking havoc: their presence on social media is now infamous as well. Naturally, the terror army’s online media organs are constantly being shutdown, perhaps at the behest of western authorities. Utilizing Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, online magazines, file sharing sites, forums […]