CONGRESS HAS ITS PRIORITIES BACKWARDS

To the Editor, Let me get this straight, Congress is still sending letters to the N F L to change the name of a football team. You all must be aware we have a team called The Redskins and has been since day one. We still have to get the entire story on Benghazi, you […]

Carlucci joins local bakers to call for ban on bread chemical

Carlucci joins local bakers to call for ban on bread chemical

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Pearl River – State Sen. David Carlucci met with local businesswomen Diane Banta and Phyllis Damiano to announce his support for a resolution banning the chemical azodicarbonamide from being used in food products. The chemical, which is commonly used in plastics, floor mats and shoe soles, is also a common additive in […]

Independent Bankers Association of New York State Names John Witkowski President and CEO

The Independent Bankers Association of New York State (IBANYS), the trade association representing local community banks throughout New York, announced that John J. Witkowski has joined the Association as President & CEO following a comprehensive search. IBANYS Chairman Gregory J. Hartz (President & CEO, Tompkins Trust Co.) stated: “We are thrilled to welcome John Witkowski […]

Judge orders closure of illegal school in Ramapo

State Justice Margaret Garvey issued a ruling on Friday requiring a religious group to vacate a building it had been illegally using as a school. The school on Carlton Road was closed after Ramapo fire inspectors executed a search warrant and discovered it was being used by Congregation Lizensk as a school for 20 children. […]

Nominations Are Now Open for the 2014 Rockland County Executive’s Historic Preservation Merit Awards

New City — The Historical Society of Rockland County is proud to announce that nominations are open for the annual Rockland County Executive’s Historic Preservation Merit Awards, now in their 24th year. These awards, presented during National Historic Preservation Month in May, recognize outstanding historic preservation efforts in Rockland County. The HSRC welcomes nominations for […]