District 7 Candidate: Philip Soskin, Democratic/Conservative

Born in New York City, current District 7 Legislator Philip Soskin grew up in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. After earning a B.A. in Business Administration from the CUNY Baruch School of Business, he served in the U.S. Army for two years on active duty, where he was stationed in France for 18 months. […]

Clash in the County Legislature: new home rule protections passed unanimously, despite infighting

The County Legislature has unanimously passed a new bill intended to prevent other municipalities from relocating residents  to Rockland County.  Supporting  a recent  decision issued by the New York State Supreme Court, which last week issued an injunction prohibiting New York City from housing asylum seekers temporarily at the Armoni Inn in Orangetown or any other Rockland location, the […]

District 5 Candidate: Lon M. Hofstein, Republican

The District 5 Legislator Lon M. Hofstein is running for re-election this year. Born and raised in the Bronx, Hofstein was accepted early admission to the Bernard M. Baruch College, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Approximately twenty-three years ago, Lon left a Mid-Town Manhattan C.P.A. […]

Good Samaritan Hospital Adds Hematologist-Oncologist Carrie Brooke Wasserman, MD, to Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program

Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently announced that hematologist and oncologist Carrie Brooke Wasserman, MD, has been named Associate Director of the Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program. “Dr. Wasserman is a highly experienced specialist who will strengthen the oncology services at Good Samaritan Hospital,” said Mary P. Leahy, […]