MONEY SMART FOR SENIORS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY

The Rockland County Office for the Aging in conjunction with the FDIC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will host an interactive seminar, on the prevention of Older Adult Financial Exploitation, on March 26th, 2014 at the Rockland County Fire Training Center. The seminar will begin at 10am and registration is required, for more information […]

SEEKING SAFE PASSAGE: Traumatized by last summer’s boating tragedy, Piermont residents lobby for Hudson River channel

SEEKING SAFE PASSAGE: Traumatized by last summer’s boating tragedy, Piermont residents lobby for Hudson River channel

BY JANIE ROSMAN As boating season nears, concerns about safety and river access after last July’s fatal boating accident prompted a grassroots lobby for Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) to reopen the Piermont Channel near Cornetta’s Restaurant & Marina. “It wouldn’t take more than one week to dig an outlet 10’ deep and 40’ wide […]

Brega enters arbitration with transportation union over healthcare, requests legislative action

Brega enters arbitration with transportation union over healthcare, requests legislative action

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Workers with Brega Transportaation Corporation announced legal proceedings against their employer this week at the Rockland County Legislature, petitioning the lawmaking body to assist them in securing contractually-promised healthcare from their employer. Representatives of the United Transportaation Union announced to the legislature on Tuesday that they believe Brega had […]

Legislature receives good forecast on credit ratings and bond sales

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – County Finance Commissioner Stephen DeGroat presented encouraging news to the legislature last Tuesday, March 11, relating that the credit outlook and sale of the county’s $96 million in deficit financing bonds looked promising enough to set the county on a more even fiscal footing. According to DeGroat, county finances […]