BY GEORGE J. DACRE Twenty two artists on two stages in support of 15 not-for-profit organizations will converge at the German-Masonic Fairgrounds in Tappan for the annual Rockland-Bergen Music Festival, featuring Southside Johny and the Asbury Jukes, Jorma Kaukonen, Willie Nile, Joe D’Urso and StoneCaravan, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, Bob Dorough’s Schoolhouse Rock and […]
Homecare & Healthcare Workers of 1199SEIU Press Release and Statement The homecare and healthcare workers of 1199SEIU, the healthcare union that has been helping to lead the Fight For $15, are celebrating the historic budget agreement that has put New York State on the path to a $15 minimum wage. Millions of hardworking New Yorkers […]
Rockland County Legislator Aney Paul and a volunteer crew will participate in the 2016 Great American Cleanup sponsored by Keep Rockland Beautiful on April 9. New volunteers are welcome. The cleanup will be the latest in an ongoing effort by Paul to participate in neighborhood renewal projects. In 2014 as part of the Rockland County […]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE ROCKLAND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Suez has recently issued a notice informing their customers about an MCL Violation (maximum containment level) for Total Trihalomethanes in their water system. The language in their notice was largely prepared by the New York State Department Health to inform everyone about the levels found […]
To the Editor, We the people are fed up with the lies and deceit of the greedy politicians who think more of themselves than the people they represent. They are a group of self-righteous individuals who capitalize on every opportunity to benefit themselves. Our voice is being heard loud and clear. Politicians, you will mistreat […]
‘Secretive Deals And Special Interests Continue To Rule The Day In Albany’ “A $15/hour minimum wage proves that secretive deals and special interests continue to rule the day in Albany. The most shrouded budget negotiations in recent memory have produced a politically driven policy that will kill hundreds of thousands of jobs in New York […]