A potentially unhealthy artificial sweetener will no longer be included in Pepsi’s best-known diet soft drinks in the U.S., according to the beverage giant. Aspartame, an artificial sweetener also known as Nutra Sweet and commonly found in sodas, will no longer be included in the versions of Diet Pepsi on American shelves, Pepsi Vice President […]
Bill in State Senate looked at skeptically BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – A much-anticipated proposal which would have lent official county legislative support to a pair of state bills authorizing a fiscal monitor for the East Ramapo Central School District failed in committee on Tuesday. In spite of strong backing from most members of […]
Four out of Four Stars!!!! BY GEORGE J. DACRE As a radio talk show host veteran, I was just amazed at how these kids put on “1940s Radio Hour,” a play based on The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade during the World War II era. I thought I was back in the 40s and settled in for […]
The Hudson Valley American Heart Association’s annual Heart Walk event is set for Sunday, May 3 at Lake Welch Beach at Harriman State Park. The Heart Walk is the AHA’s biggest annual event, raising more than $340,000 for AHA programs and research at last year’s event. Online registration is now open for individual walkers and […]
PRESS RELEASE Putnam County Savings Bank (“PCSB” or the “Company”) announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of CMS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMSB) (“CMS”), the holding company for CMS Bank. As part of the agreement, CMS including its wholly-owned subsidiary CMS Bank, merged with and into Putnam County Savings Bank. The former locations […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN At its meeting on Wednesday, April 22 the Orangetown Planning Board voted 5-2 to approve the final site plan for the proposed Anellotech, Inc. expansion at the Pfizer campus. The plans call for the construction of an 84 foot high addition to Anellotech’s already existing laboratory facility to allow for the development and […]