MTA Announces Sandy Recovery and Resiliency Contract Opportunities Conference for Small Businesses

Friday, March 28, 2014, 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Club 101, 101 Park Avenue, New York City MTA PRESS RELEASE The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that it plans to hold a conference on Friday, March 28, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for small businesses, especially minority-owned, women-owned and certified disadvantaged businesses (MWDBEs) that […]

SENATOR CARLUCCI ANNOUNCES COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIPS

NEW CITY – Senator David Carlucci (D) announced today that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $2,000 scholarships to be awarded June 9 at their Annual Legislative Conference Day. “Given the high costs of college, every opportunity must be made by local students and their working families to meet their […]

DIANE DIMOND COLUMN: A Whistleblower’s Worst Nightmare

BY DIANE DIMOND  Justice is supposed to be blind. But what happens when it turns out to be blind, deaf and dumb? Sadly, there is not enough space here to tell you the entire 7-year saga of whistleblower Michael Winston, but the bottom line is this: He got royally screwed by the California judicial system. […]

AREA TO AVOID: Active Shooter Drill to be held at Nyack Hospital

AREA TO AVOID: Active Shooter Drill to be held at Nyack Hospital

Nyack, N.Y. March 21, 2014  – On Wednesday, March 26, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nyack Hospital will participate in an emergency drill designed to prepare for an active shooter scenario at the hospital.  The exercise is being held in conjunction with the Rockland County REACT Team; the members of which are specially trained […]

Rockland Legislature Wants Cheaper TZ Tolls for Rocklanders

LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday night, the Rockland County Legislature unanimously approved a proposal initiated by County Legislator and Minority Leader Christopher J. Carey (R-Bardonia) calling on the state to develop a reduced toll schedule for residents of  Rockland and Orange Counties. Legislator Carey introduced the proposal after Governor Cuomo announced that Staten Island residents would pay a reduced […]