How to Challenge Your Property Assessment

How to Challenge Your Property Assessment

By Town Supervisor George Hoehmann So it’s that time of year to review the assessment of your property. Every year, under New York State Real Property Tax law, property owners have the ability to question their assessment for free. Many people do not realize that this is something that you can do on your own and […]

Local Veteran Small Business Owner Receives $10,000 Back2Business Grant from Fiserv

Grant presented at Opening Day at Clover Stadium as part of Fiserv Back2Business program Nordstrom Contracting, a certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned small business in Pomona, New York, was presented with a $10,000 Back2Business grant from Fiserv on Opening Day at Clover Stadium, home of the New York Boulders. Michael Nordstrom, Vice President and Partner of […]

Dominican College is now Dominican University New York

The New York State Board of Regents Approved Dominican College’s Petition to Rise to University Status Dominican College has been elevated to the status of a university, becoming the first university in Rockland County. Dominican College President Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, O.P., Ph.D., announced today that New York State Board of Regents has granted Dominican […]

The FDA’s Closer to Zero Plan Is Ineffective, Lengthy, and Causing an Imminent Health Crisis

Opinion By: Jonathan Sharp On February 4, 2021, the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy made public the results of a report concerning the presence of heavy metals in infant and toddler food. What prompted the investigation was a previous study conducted by the non-profit organization Healthy Babies Bright Futures, whose results showed that up […]

State-of-the-Art Outdoor Fitness Court Coming to the Haverstraw Community Center

Rockland County is ranked the seventh healthiest county in New York. On Tuesday May 10, MVP Health Care, the Village of Haverstraw, and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) announced a partnership to bring a free, outdoor Fitness Court® to the Village of Haverstraw.  The Fitness Court, located adjacent to the Haverstraw Community Center, will open this […]

How Modern Medicine Evolved Through the Years

From magic spells and folk medicine to the advanced treatments that are available to us today, modern medicine has a rich history. To have a complete understanding of how medicine has evolved, let’s take a journey from early times until today. The Use of Folk Medicine During Earlier Times In early times, various plants and […]