BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES What if the federal government wanted to give away money, but no one wanted it? For the first time in recent memory, the Orangetown Town Board has decided not to seek any federal funding under HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Program. The town is apparently not officially withdrawing […]
BY PHILIP C. ROVENTINI CPA There are two education credits (dollar for dollar reduction of tax) that are available to taxpayers who have qualified education expenses for themselves and for their dependents. One is the American Opportunity Credit. This can be a credit of up to $2,500 per eligible student. It is available if the […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA M. Night Shyamalan has had an interesting career as a director, to say the least. He rose to fame in the late summer of 1999 with his supernatural drama, “The Sixth Sense,” and then followed up the next year with his superhero thriller, “Unbreakable.” Shyamalan’s next movie arrived with his sci-fi drama, […]
The world-renowned osteoporosis research team at Helen Hayes Hospital, New York State’s premier physical rehabilitation facility, has been awarded a five year $2.1 million research grant by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will fund a study evaluating the use […]
Business organization celebrates 50 years BY KATHY KAHN Back in 1967, a handful of business owners hatched an idea to form a business association where they could share ideas and help build up the community. This year marks the 50th birthday of the Rockland Business Association. Al Samuels, President/CEO of the 900-plus member organization […]
Briarcliff Manor Woman Arrested for Pound of Meth On Tuesday Jan. 24, Westport, Connecticut, police arrested a Briarcliff Manor woman after finding meth in her car. Noura Yousef, 26, was found passed out behind the wheel of a reported disabled vehicle according to police. The car was found near Post Road East and Compo Road. […]