To the Editor, The finances of the Town of Ramapo have gone from bad to worse. The NYS Comptrollers’ Office just released the fiscal stress scores for municipalities in New York State and the Town of Ramapo remains as one of the most fiscally stressed. Ramapo’s fiscal stress score went from 70.8 percent in 2012 […]
BY CHRIS HANLY INVESTMENT CONSULTANT, GARY GOLDBERG FINANCIAL SERVICES No one knows what the market is going to do over the next week, month or year, except for this: it’s going to fluctuate. This is the only rule that holds true in investing. It’s impossible to consistently call price moves, but it is certain that […]
BY FROMA HARROP The 2015-16 academic year has opened with a predictable collection of demands for banning certain views, often involving sexual or racial matters. Many are couched in convoluted claims that disagreeable speech is making students feel “unsafe.” Much of the squelching aims to fend off challenges to some of the more ludicrous theories […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Neil Simon says through his characters in “Broadway Bound” that comedy must have an essence of conflict. The latest show at Elmwood Playhouse displays ample evidence of that show biz truism. There is a lot of conflict within this Jewish family, comprised of two young brother would-be writers, a grumpy grandfather, […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day By now, most of you know the transaction to sell Summit Park Hospital & Nursing Care Center in Pomona was scrapped by the prospective buyer, Sympaticare, LLC. The company chose to walk away after publicly stating that it fully intended to continue providing quality health care services […]
New play by David Robson, directed by Joe Brancato Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of founding artistic director Joe Brancato and executive director Andrew M. Horn, concludes its 2015 season with the world premiere of “Priceless,” a new play about an art caper gone awry, by David Robson, author of last season’s hit “Playing […]