FOUR STARS! BY GEORGE J. DACRE The collaboration of the Antrim Players and the Helen Hayes Youth Theatre brought to the stage at the Tom France Theatre in Wesley Hills a remarkable presentation of Charles Dicken’s famous “A Christmas Carol – The Musical.” The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserable tightwad who was frugal with […]
Orangetown Stuck With Maintenance BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES New York State will construct a 120-foot-long bridge to carry the expanding Joseph B. Clarke Rail-Trail over the West Shore Railroad tracks in Blauvelt, but Orangetown will have to own and maintain the structure, the surprised Town Board was informed Tuesday evening. The rail-trail was […]
NYS TAX DEPT. PRESS RELEASE The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has launched the continuing education component of New York’s historic regulations to protect consumers who hire tax preparers. The training program builds on the first phase of the regulations – tax preparer registration, which began in 2010 and impacts 40,000 preparers […]
BY ALEXANDRA KEZEK According to the National Retail Federation the result of online shopping, the improving results of the economy, and the early holiday promotions from major department stores changed the outcome of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. Approximately 55.1 percent of shoppers participated in the weekend rush, which is down from last […]
BY RABBI DAVID E. EIDENSOHN It seems likely now that in 2016 all American women ages 18-25 must register for the draft or face the consequences. The Supreme Court has ruled in the past that women needn’t file for the Selective Service, commonly referred to as the draft, because they were excluded from combat duty. […]
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