Funeral set for Richard Capper of Haverstraw BY BILL DEMAREST HAVERSTRAW – The Rockland County Medical Examiner’s Office has concluded that a Palisades Interstate Parks Commission worker, who was a longtime Haverstraw Ambulance Corps volunteer, died of natural causes. Laura Carbone, Rockland’s chief medical examiner said Richard Capper, 49, of Haverstraw, did not sustain any […]
Owning vs. Renting Your Gains BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services With markets trading at all-time highs and the Fed tapering its asset purchases (the beginning of the end for QE), investors are rightfully asking themselves if this might be the time to take some chips off the table. After all, who […]
Rockland SCORE, a mentorship program for small business owners and entrepreneurs, announced recently that it has opened a new location at the RCC Haverstraw Extension Center in downtown Haverstraw. It is SCORE’s fifth location in the county. “Rockland County SCORE is enthused to be a partner in the RCC Haverstraw Extension Center,” said Bob Janesak, […]
FROM STATE COMPTROLLER The state Department of Transportation (DOT) improperly paid nearly $321,000 to eight employees working on the Tappan Zee Bridge project for their commute to work in Tarrytown, even after an internal audit identified it as inappropriate, according to an audit released this week by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. As a result […]
Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-96), Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-97), and Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-99) invite the Rockland community to join them at a public meeting to gather input on the 2014-2015 executive budget. The meeting will take place Thursday, February 20 from 3-5 p.m. at the Finkelstein Memorial Library, 24 Chestnut Street […]
Hillcrest Elementary back on sale after nullification of prior deal The East Ramapo Central School District is now tasked with striking a new deal to sell Hillcrest Elementary School, which it placed on the market after the school’s controversial 2010 closure. The new effort is a response to a recent state court ruling upholding the cancellation […]