For those who fancy themselves great singers — and even those who don’t — Hi Tor Animal Shelter is holding a Karaoke Contest and Fundraiser on Sunday, July 27, 4 – 9 p.m., at D&D’s Restaurant in New City. DJ Jackie Navin will provide music and entertainment, and the contest winner will be awarded a […]
BY SALLY C. PIPES Is $84,000 too much to pay to save a life? That’s a question worth asking now that the insurance industry has declared war on what it has deemed outrageous prices for new specialty drugs. In this case, the complaints focus on Sovaldi, a breakthrough treatment that gives three million people suffering […]
Rockland County sales tax collections have increased 3.4 percent in the second quarter and 6.41 percent in the first six months of 2014 versus last year. According to a recent quarterly cash flow report issued for the entire state, between April and June 2014 Rockland County collected $48,608,624 vs. 2013, when the county collected $47,009,562 […]
Haverstraw explores consolidation of justice system The Town of Haverstraw is currently exploring the option of submitting a $100,000 state funding application in the hopes of improving the efficiency of their justice courts and police department. The funding would allow municipalities to explore the possibility of consolidating the village justice courts in Haverstraw and West […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN New York State’s Tappan Zee project got a financial boost Wednesday afternoon when three voting members of the Public Authorities Control Board said ‘yes’ to its request for half of the $511 million originally intended for statewide clean water projects like sewage treatment. Within less than 45 minutes, Budget Director Bob Megna, Assembly Speaker […]
STATEMENT OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAY, LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN WOLFE AND RCHFC CHAIRPERSON SHERWOOD ON AGREEMENT TO SELL SUMMIT PARK HOSPITAL AND NURSING CARE CENTER: “Rockland County and the Rockland County Health Facilities Corporation (RCHFC) today finalized an agreement to transfer ownership of Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center to the Summit Park Acquisition Group. The […]