BY DIANE DIMOND In my continued effort to inform readers about what can happen when a family asks a judge to decide a dispute over what to do with their aging parent, may I call your attention to the state of Nevada? The Sagebrush State spawned a court-appointed financial guardian to beat all others! April […]
 PRESS RELEASE– The Board of Trustees of the Pearl River Public Library announces that the annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election is scheduled to be held at the Pearl River Public Library on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. There will be a Budget Hearing on Tuesday, May 30 at 7:15 p.m. The Pearl River Public Library Board of Trustees […]
Recent Reforms Will Improve IDA Transparency and Accountability FROM THE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE New York’s Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $695 million in net tax exemptions in 2015, an increase of 10 percent from the prior year, according to a report issued Monday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s IDAs are tasked with […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Sometime this week the unthinkable could happen: Brinks killer Judith Clark could go before the state Parole Board and win release from prison. This possibility is so hard to comprehend because our justice system decided more than 30 years ago that Judith Clark needed to spend 75 years to […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Antrim Playhouse Players, Wesley Hills, has joined forces with the Hi Tor Animal Shelter collecting much-needed supplies for the Shelter during the run of the current production “Sylvia” at Antrim on Spook Rock Road. People attending the current run of the show are asked to bring donations. A box is placed in […]
PRESS RELEASE- Supervisor George Hoehmann announced this week the town-wide launch of the Military Tribute Banner Program for 2017. In 2016, the Town of Clarkstown launched a similar pilot program in New City to honor local veterans and those currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. Residents or businesses can sponsor a veteran or […]