OMBUDSMAN’S ALERT: How Do You Protect Your Identity and Money After the Equifax Breach?

OMBUDSMAN’S ALERT: How Do You Protect Your Identity and Money After the Equifax Breach?

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman This Ombudsman Alert has investigated some of the strategies available to consumers to best protect themselves from the unprecedented Equifax Breach, which involves the potential compromise of the personal data of 143 million consumers, including names, addresses, social security numbers, and birth dates. According to Consumer Reports, “the first, best, […]

The Huguenots Roll Run Through the Red Raiders

The Huguenots Roll Run Through the Red Raiders

BY JONATHAN CALIXENTE  Saturday afternoon the New Rochelle Huguenots returned to Casarella Field after two seasons and defeated the Red Raiders 48-0. North Rockland and New Rochelle are rivalries however in the last two times they each squared off New Rochelle has been the favorite as well as the winner. The Red Raiders last faced the […]

ORANGETOWN DINER HAS BEEN REVAMPED; NEW MENU IS DELICIOUS

ORANGETOWN DINER HAS BEEN REVAMPED; NEW MENU IS DELICIOUS

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MANLY P. HAWKIN The Orangetown Classic Diner on Rt. 303 might have the same glitzy and glamorous façade but now it has an improved menu and impressive quality of food. Once you open the doors to diner you will immediately see and feel a fresh new revitalized look.  The freshness doesn’t stop there; the food […]

County Sewer District Sues Its Lawyers for Legal Malpractice

County Sewer District Sues Its Lawyers for Legal Malpractice

BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The Rockland County Sewer District is seeking $8.8 million in a legal malpractice lawsuit against Nixon Peabody, a New York City law firm that represented the district during a property condemnation case in Hillburn last decade. The district alleges Nixon Peabody committed malpractice from the outset of the case in 2004, continuing […]

Hometown Happenings: Clarktown’s 2018 Budget, Holding the Line on Taxes

Hometown Happenings: Clarktown’s 2018 Budget, Holding the Line on Taxes

With George Hoehmann Supervisor, Town of Clarkstown As I look back of the last 21 months of my Administration, I am encouraged by the tremendous progress that has been made. For the first time in over thirty years we have cut property taxes – alleviating some of the pressure on our already overburdened residents and […]

Rockland to the Rescue: County Launches Effort to Help Puerto Rico

Rockland to the Rescue: County Launches Effort to Help Puerto Rico

Rockland County Executive Ed Day along with members of the Rockland Legislature and community leaders announced a plan this week to deliver help to Puerto Rico. “The relationship between Rockland County and Puerto goes back generations,” Day said. “The ties run deep. And so does the pain and disruption to so many lives in the […]