Local Veteran Small Business Owner Receives $10,000 Back2Business Grant from Fiserv

Grant presented at Opening Day at Clover Stadium as part of Fiserv Back2Business program Nordstrom Contracting, a certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned small business in Pomona, New York, was presented with a $10,000 Back2Business grant from Fiserv on Opening Day at Clover Stadium, home of the New York Boulders. Michael Nordstrom, Vice President and Partner of […]

Dominican College is now Dominican University New York

The New York State Board of Regents Approved Dominican College’s Petition to Rise to University Status Dominican College has been elevated to the status of a university, becoming the first university in Rockland County. Dominican College President Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, O.P., Ph.D., announced today that New York State Board of Regents has granted Dominican […]

The FDA’s Closer to Zero Plan Is Ineffective, Lengthy, and Causing an Imminent Health Crisis

Opinion By: Jonathan Sharp On February 4, 2021, the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy made public the results of a report concerning the presence of heavy metals in infant and toddler food. What prompted the investigation was a previous study conducted by the non-profit organization Healthy Babies Bright Futures, whose results showed that up […]

Rockland Senator Pushes for Cyberflashing Legislation

Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) and Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) gathered with representatives from Bumble, the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Women’s Political Caucus, and other advocates at the Capitol to urge fellow lawmakers to advance their long-overdue cyberflashing legislation (S.6420A / A.318B). This legislation would establish the offense of unsolicited disclosure of an […]

State-of-the-Art Outdoor Fitness Court Coming to the Haverstraw Community Center

Rockland County is ranked the seventh healthiest county in New York. On Tuesday May 10, MVP Health Care, the Village of Haverstraw, and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) announced a partnership to bring a free, outdoor Fitness Court® to the Village of Haverstraw.  The Fitness Court, located adjacent to the Haverstraw Community Center, will open this […]

Eli Locksmith: One-Stop-Shop for all of your lock needs

Are you looking for a one-stop-shop for all your lock needs? Well, Eli Locksmith has your back. Also known as “the old flea market”, the locksmith business is located right at Central Crossing in Spring Valley, NY. Eli Locksmith has been in business for 35 years in the Rockland County area. With four people on their team, they […]