By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Rockland County wouldn’t be the high-quality place to live without its non-profits. Our non-profit agencies and the dedicated people who run them do everything from feed and clothe the hungry and working poor to providing services for people with disabilities to enhancing the great cultural offerings we all enjoy. […]
BY DYLAN BESTLER A dozen people came to the Rockland County government building Wednesday night to discuss the passing of the Tobacco Free Pharmacies Act. This act will disallow local pharmacies such as Walgreens to sell tobacco products, as well as any store that features a pharmacy, such as supermarkets. Denise Hogan, spokeswoman for this cause, […]
The North Rockland Chamber networking event at the Industrial Arts Brewing Company was a big success Wednesday evening. County Executive Ed Day paid a visit as dozens of local business persons shmoozed and enjoyed some of the best beer in the area. The next scheduled chamber event is the Fall Festival Breakfast at the Bricktown Inn, 112 […]
Eastern Planning, Inc. is moving to a new location. As of Oct. 24, 2016, the full-service, independent financial-advisory firm founded in 1995 by Beth Blecker, RFC, will be located at 25 Smith St., Suite 304, Nanuet. The office is behind the Babies “R” Us and Kohls department store in the Nanuet Pavilion. Their telephone and […]
(Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) last week announced she secured $125,000 in state Capital Improvement Project Funding to help the Village of Piermont/Piermont Fire Department pay for construction of Fire/Rescue Boat Dockage for its primary marine response unit. The Fire/Rescue Boat Dockage to be constructed at the end of the Piermont Pier will enable the Piermont […]
Fighting For Mandate Relief By Legislator Alden H. Wolfe (D- Montebello) Chairman Rockland County Legislature As we propel ourselves into the budget process for next year, we are once again coming face-to-face with the behemoth of state mandated programs. State mandates require that our county government spend money to subsidize, in part or whole, the […]