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 […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Workers with Brega Transportaation Corporation announced legal proceedings against their employer this week at the Rockland County Legislature, petitioning the lawmaking body to assist them in securing contractually-promised healthcare from their employer. Representatives of the United Transportaation Union announced to the legislature on Tuesday that they believe Brega had […]