Community invited to fundraiser on October 20 at Crowne Plaza Suffern, NY (October 10, 2016) – It’s not often that women have an opportunity to stand up for an important cause with standup comedy. Add to that luxury shopping, mini makeovers, a learning session and dinner. The community is invited to Good Samaritan Hospital’s Girls’ Night Out, […]
By Barry Warner Homes For Heroes is a private, not-for-profit 501C3, non-government, volunteer-managed corporation. It was created to provide supportive, permanent, affordable rental apartments in Tappan, NY for honorably discharged, disabled and displaced Veterans, as a living memorial to the historic military land on which the apartments stand. The land is known as Camp Shanks, […]
Verizon announced they will be cutting jobs at its Orangeburg facility by May 31. Spokeswoman, Kim Ancin said Verizon will be reducing their workforce in Rockland by a third, or 250 positions, leaving only 500 jobs available at the Rockland site. The workers whose jobs are in the balance will have the choice of receiving […]
Creepy-Clown Phenomenon Hits Rockland Schools Several Rockland County schools received a threat from an online post regarding the creepy-clown phenomenon that is sweeping the nation. The social media post claimed clowns, “will be at the high schools this Friday to either kidnap students or kill teachers going to their cards,” and a later post named Spring […]
BY MICHAEL VOLPE Judge Victor Alfieri has jailed an indigent man for failing to pay his ex-girlfriend’s legal bills, even though Rockland courts ruled him to be incapable of paying his own. On August 9, 2016, Judge Alfieri sentenced Daniel Bruen to 90 days in a Rockland County jail for contempt of court after Bruen […]
OP-ED BY KATHY KAHN This presidential cycle trumps (no pun intended, okay, pun intended) all that has gone before in modern history—since we are all mortal, no one can say if Washington rocked and rolled behind Martha’s back—but the choice between a successful businessman and a career politician is something we’ll all be talking about […]