Rockland pharmacist pleads guilty to insurance and tax fraud

A Rockland-based pharmacist faces up to 10 years in federal prison for robbing government health programs of $5.3 million. Andrew Barrett, 57, of New City, former owner of Clarkstown Pharmacy and pharmacies in the Bronx and Queens, pleaded guilty to charges involving the theft of $2.7 million from Medicare and Medicaid for prescription medication he […]

Back in Action, But Without Much of a Reason

Back in Action, But Without Much of a Reason

By Vincent Abbatecola In 2002, director Doug Liman brought author Robert Ludlum’s amnesiac, black-ops agent, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), to the big screen with “The Bourne Identity.” The events of that film hinted at something more that would follow, and we were given “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) and “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007), both of which […]

Vietnam Lessons

BY JERRY DONNELLAN Director, Veterans Service Agency of Rockland County I arrived in Vietnam at the ripe old age of 22.  I say that because the average age in my platoon was 19. Think about the 19-year olds you know. It’s like last year’s high school football team. Now armed to the teeth with weapons they […]

Recent Gene Discovery Inspires Record Breaking Attempt for Largest Simultaneous ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (IBC) at Empire City Casino this Sunday

Recent Gene Discovery Inspires Record Breaking Attempt for Largest Simultaneous ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (IBC) at Empire City Casino this Sunday

About two short years after the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge popped up on Facebook pages all over the world, ALS IBC Co-Founder and Yonkers resident Pat Quinn is hoping to recreate that same magic after researchers recently discovered a gene directly linked to ALS that may one day help lead to a cure. On Sunday, […]

Rockland County Wins Precedent-setting Civil Case Against Prostitution Ring

Rockland County has won a legal case county officials have heralded as “precedent-setting,” establishing the ability of municipalities to use civil penalties against illegal massage parlors and places of prostitution. Rockland County Attorney Thomas Humbach prevailed in a legal case against New City Spa, a business at 55-71 S. Main St., where workers have been […]