BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN Leaders rally community to help Rockland attract its fair share of Cuomo-money The Rockland Business Association hosted an informational meeting on New York’s Economic Development Program last Thursday at Rockland Community College. On the agenda was how Rockland could capture more grant dollars by learning how to navigate the new Consolidated Funding […]
Palisades Federal Credit Union, the largest Rockland County-based credit union, was recently honored with four CUNA Diamond Awards. The annual Diamond Awards are presented to credit unions in recognition of outstanding marketing and business development achievements. The awards were presented by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Marketing and Business Development Council, a national network […]
State Health Commissioners ban sale of synthetic marijuana products New York State Health Commissioner Nirav Shah recently issued an order banning the sale of synthetic marijuana products in New York State. These substances contain the plan material coated with chemicals that mimic THC, which is the active ingredient in marijuana. They are being sold in […]
A public presentation on the history of Orangetown will be given Wednesday, May 4 in the Pearl River Public Library by the co-authors of the new book by that name which was released for sale just last month. The speakers will be Orangetown Historian Mary Cardenas and Paul Clark, a volunteer at the Orangetown Historical […]
In recent months there has been substantial discussion about some aspects of the Tappan Zee Bridge plan: mass transit on the bridge, the possibility of having a Tappanbridge park, and train station at the bridge are some issues that have received some attention. There is another issue that deserves more public discussion and attention: how […]
Rockland parks win over half of $34 million in state grant money Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Wednesday announced a $34 million investment for NY Works projects to upgrade and repair nine parks, two historic sites and one ski facility in the Hudson Valley. Harriman, Bear Mountain and Rockland Lake State Park all received large grants […]