State tax collections through July were $479.5 million lower than collections for the same period last year, primarily reflecting lower Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections from April and May. Still, the state is in a relatively good financial position after collecting more than $3 billion from financial settlements since the state budget was enacted, according […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BOB BAIRD Ask Florence Cohen about living for a century and her answer is more about others than it is about herself. “I’ve been blessed with a good husband and good children,” she says without hesitation, “and I guess God’s on my side.” The praise for a family that spans five […]
Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Alfred J. Weiner, retired, has been appointed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo as a member of the New York State Law Revision Commission. Justice Weiner, a resident of Rockland County, retired as a Justice of the Supreme Court, after serving more than forty years on the bench, is Of […]
The StayUNITED Service Scholarship program was created to provide scholarships to young men and women of exceptional promise beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year. The program seeks to encourage and reward well-rounded, bright students who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to service and excel academically. This scholarship will be offered at all public high schools in […]
The Art of Shaving has opened its new location on the first floor of the Palisades Center Mall. As a leading luxury men’s grooming brand, The Art of Shaving aims to induct discerning male consumers into the “Brotherhood of Shaving;” a mission the company describes as helping men achieve “the perfect shave by elevating it […]