You don’t need to be reminded about the high cost of higher education. But you may not know that in addition to applying for financial aid, there are a variety of tax breaks to help you. Eligibility requirements vary and many are gradually phased out if income is above a certain amount (MAGI or modified […]
The 2016-17 budget contains a number of positive measures for schools. Among them are a nearly $1.5 billion state aid increase, including a substantial foundation aid increase, full funding of expense-based aids, and an end to the much-despised gap elimination adjustment. To the GEA, we say RIP. As schools tighten their belts to fit within […]
BY DIANE DIMOND It was the admission that made every parent of every kid who wants to play football gasp. The question from Rep. Jan Schakowsky was simple: “Do you think there is a link between football and degenerative brain disorders like CTE?” Jeff Miller, the National Football League’s senior vice president for health and […]
“Live from Nashville” will show Monday, April 11 at Westchester Broadway Theatre. The musical theatre production features a troupe of singers, dancers, a bona fide band of Nashville musicians, dazzling staging and rhinestone-bedecked costumes, all designed to celebrate a century of celebrities and treasured songs. WBT promises phenomenal fiddling, fancy footwork and top-flight vocals to […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland’s water conservation efforts will get a boost in the 2016 New York State Budget, which awards the county $250,000 to continue its work. “This funding will help us to perform tasks that our residents have made clear are important to them and to Rockland County’s future when it comes to […]
Last week, 600 Zarathushtis (Zoroastrians), their friends and families from the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut came together to celebrate the opening of a new Zoroastrian religious and cultural community center in Pomona, NY. The inaugural event held during the week of Nowruz, the start of the Persian new year also […]