By Kathy Kahn It’s hard to explain to those who travel enmasse that “social” distancing and no gatherings larger than ten people is required to stay healthy and, in some cases, stay alive. Apparently, County Executive Ed Day’s pleas –and the State’s direct order–that everyone “stay at home,” throwing millions of New Yorkers out of […]
By Kathy Kahn It’s back to the drawing board for NYS State Comptroller Tom Di Napoli as he deals with a tentative budget that doesn’t add up since no one will be paying their taxes this month. Before Wuhan virus, Chinese flu, novel coronavirus, COVID-19 or anything close to it arrived the first week of […]
Yes. The world is in the midst of a pandemic of the COVID-19 virus. But in between all the political posturing and breathless, fear-inducing media coverage, can we all just take a deep, cleansing breath? In fact, take four or five. I usually deal in crime statistics, but this week, let’s look at health statistics, […]
Josef Neuman, a victim of the December 28 machete attack at a Hanukkah party in Monsey, passed away after three months battling injuries related to the attack. He was the most severely injured victim of attacker Grafton Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake. Charges against Thomas will presumably be upgraded to murder in wake of Newman’s […]
Since 1987, the Rockland Community College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has worked directly with nearly 20,000 businesses, creating or saving thousands of jobs. The program is administered by State University of New York and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New York, and host campuses. RCC’s SBDC provides small business […]
The Rockland County Office of Consumer Protection warns residents about fraudulent COVID-19 test kits. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aggressively monitoring the market for any firms marketing products with fraudulent coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic, prevention and treatment claims. At this time, the FDA has NOT authorized any test that is available to purchase […]