BY CHERYL SLAVIN In the wake of the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) October 6 decision to issue a Presidential Permit allowing the development of the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission line, elected officials from Haverstraw and Stony Point, as well as community activists, are exploring the options of what can be done […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The inclusion of a new anti-opiate overdose drug in the equipment of local first responders was used twice in Rockland last week. First an overdosing 49-year-old man was revived with a dose of the lifesaving drug and the following day a 31-year-old woman. Orangetown Police reported that on Wednesday, October 29, an […]
Putnam County Savings Bank (“PCSB”) and CMS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMSB) (“CMS”), the holding company for CMS Bank, jointly announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement, dated September 25, 2014, which provides for the acquisition of CMS and CMS Bank by PCSB in an all cash transaction valued at $13.25 per share and an […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Philadelphia Marathon: Here come Seidenfrau & Co. The fabled New York City Marathon has come and gone, but many long-distance devotees who were unable to gain entry are turning their attention to The City of Brotherly Love’s Marathon onNovember 23. Several members of the Rockland Road Runners have been training […]
Journey for Salvation held a Halloween costume party at La Fontana Restaurant in Nyack on October 30 2014, raising $1,000 for the homeless in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The program is called “Future Kids,” and focuses on empowering Ethiopian youths between five and 15. Journey for Salvation will be sponsoring a holiday boutique on December 7, […]
Carbon monoxide leak forces evacuation, hospitalization of Nanuet family A carbon monoxide leak sickened a Nanuet family of seven on Monday, landing them in the hospital but causing no deaths. The incident began when the sister of the homeowner of 9 Louise Place began to vomit and feel light-headed. She was brought to Good Samaritan […]