State DOE asks county to take charge of fire inspections; Nyack Attorney Dennis Lynch leads yeshiva effort to stymie new rules BY KATHY KAHN According to a ruling by the New York State Department of Education, private schools across Rockland County were scheduled to get a thorough checkup for fire safety by certified state fire […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM CWA Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who have been on strike since April 13 are celebrating big gains after reaching a tentative agreement with the company. After 45 days of the largest strike in recent history, Verizon agreed to add 1,300 new East Coast call center jobs and reverse several other outsourcing initiatives […]
BY VICTORIA TANNER A local law that would require pharmacies to provide the proper disposal of unused controlled substances and medical sharps was moved to the public hearing phase by county legislators of the Multi Services Committee on Tuesday. Sponsored by Minority Leader Lon Hofstein, The Pharmacy ‘Take-Back’ Act is designed to help prevent controlled substance abuse […]
Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, June 5 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Gently used books for adults and children, both fiction and non-fiction, will be available for purchase at bargain prices in the New City Library’s Meeting Room.
The Spring Class of the North Rockland Youth Police Academy celebrated their graduation last week. Det. Spatta and Det. Kryger of Haverstraw PD expressed their thanks to Supervisors Howard Phillips of Havestraw and Jim Monaghan of Stony Point for their support and sponsorship of the Youth Academy. Haverstraw PD sent further thanks to the Town […]
PaulReiserHS.JPGThe Paramount Hudson Velley Theater in Peekskill, NY will host a comic act by Paul Reiser on Friday, June 10. Reiser has co-created and starred in the critically acclaimed NBC series “Mad About You,” which garnered him multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations. Reiser returned to television last year […]