BEWARE OF TAX SEASON SCAMS Some people think the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a taxpayer’s worst enemy. But there are far worse adversaries to keep an eye on this season. Those adversaries may call on the phone, appear on the Internet or invite you into a very professional-looking shop. Sometimes the worst adversary is […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day January 27, 2016 Jonas, the Blizzard of 2016, will certainly be remembered as a major winter event, if not one of New York’s all-time snowstorms. Thanks to the efforts of plow drivers, law enforcement, first responders, health care workers, utility crews and state and local leaders, it will also be […]
BY BILL DEMAREST NEW CITY – As snow pummeled the county Saturday morning, volunteer firefighters from New City, Congers and Hillcrest and West Nyack were called on to handle a totally different kind of emergency: a blaze at a house on Old Hempstead Road in New City. The fire was reported just before 9 a.m. […]
Running at WBT February 4 – 28, 2016 “Always Patsy Cline” is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show, created in 1980 by Ted Swindley, is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston […]
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) this week attended a press conference held by Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I-Glenville) calling for a floor vote on A.8658. This legislation would allow bills with at least 76 sponsors to automatically come before the Assembly Chamber for a vote. As it stands now, Democrat committee chairs and legislative leaders can hold […]
PHOTOS BY AL THOMPSON Southern portions of the county received up to 18,” while New York City fell just a tenth of an inch short of its record, with 26.8 inches recorded at Central Park. The weekend blizzard was enjoyed by many children in Rockland who had the chance to sled and play in the […]