TOWN OF HAVERSTRAW PRESS RELEASE

The Town of Haverstraw would like to inform the public that an informational workshop meeting will be held at Town Hall on September 21, 2020 at 7:00PM regarding the proposed Recreational Facility at the newly acquired 25 acres at the former Helen Hayes Property. The Recreational Facility will include a variety of amenities for the […]

Patriot Hills Sale

Patriot Hills Sale

To the Editor, I believe it is wrong to dismiss the petition that was presented regarding the sale of the Patriot Hills Property based on a “technical error.” I would like to say I am not against the sale of the golf course and the additional parcel of Letchworth Land. I feel the Town Board […]

Child Care Subsidy Program Accepting Applications

Child Care Subsidy Program Accepting Applications

Child Care Subsidy Program Accepting Applications Help is Available for Working Families   Rockland County Executive Ed Day, Department of Social Services Commissioner Joan Silvestri and Child Care Resources of Rockland Executive Director Vicki Caramante announce that the Department of Social Services Child Care Subsidy program is open and accepting applications for low income Rockland […]

SUFFERN FUNERAL HOME DIRECTOR INDICTED ON FELONY CHARGES

SUFFERN FUNERAL HOME DIRECTOR INDICTED ON FELONY CHARGES

53-Year-Old Business Owner Faces Nine Felony Counts Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh, II announced that Leonard Scarr, 53, of Warwick, NY was indicted on 9 criminal counts stemming from an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office and the Ramapo Police Department. Scarr is the owner of Scarr Funeral […]

New Medicare Plan Helps Make Insulin Affordable at Last

New Medicare Plan Helps Make Insulin Affordable at Last

By Kevin Kimble The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just took a major step towards improving affordability for seniors with diabetes. Thanks to a newly announced plan, more than 1,750 health plans will soon cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at just $35 a month. This action deserves praise — by lowering out-of-pocket costs, the […]

Yeshiva Schools Can be Great

By Leib Halberstam My father, Rabbi Yechiel Halberstam, survived the Holocaust as a young boy. He spent his first five years of life all around Eastern Europe to avoid persecution from the Nazis, and eventually found refuge in Israel. At the age of twelve, he and his family immigrated to the United States in pursuit […]