Suffern Hose Company hosts 8th Annual Car, Truck and Bike Show
BY SCOTT WATERS The Suffern Hose Company’s 8th Annual Car, Truck and Bike Show was held Oct. 6, 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the AVON lot across from 35 Washington Ave.
Rockland County’s Procurement Center for Excellence to Host Forum on Government Contracting and Networking Assistance
New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day and Director of Purchasing Paul Brennan announced that the County’s Procurement Center for Excellence and Purchasing Division will host a MWBE, DBE, SDVOB and Small Business Forum on Thursday, November 8 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at the Rockland County Procurement Center for Excellence in Pomona, […]
County Executive’s Corner: “What Could Have Been”
By County Executive Ed Day Picture this; Rockland County has increased its surplus to levels not seen since the early 2000s, our bonds are ranked in the A-category by ALL the major credit rating agencies, saving tax payer dollars on our needed infrastructure projects and we have just announced the 2020 Proposed Budget with a […]
Different District Attorney Visions for Protecting Rockland
Michael Diederich, Jr. Candidate for Rockland County district attorney Trial lawyers are very competitive, and prosecutors even more so. They hate to lose. Yet the elected District Attorney has a higher responsibility than merely winning cases. His obligation to uphold the law, protect the public, and to do justice. There are two views as to […]
TAX BREAKS FOR MOVIE STUDIOS = Big bucks, no impact
BY E.J. McMAHON Originally published by NY Torch The billions of dollars funneled from New York’s treasury to movie and TV producers had no statistically significant impact on the industry’s employment in the Empire State through 2017, according to a new multi-state study of such tax incentives. Study author Michael Thom, an associate professor at […]
Scientists Can Beat Alzheimer’s. Will Short-Sighted Politicians Stand in Their Way?
By Kenneth I. Moch More than 120,000 Americans will lose their battle to Alzheimer’s disease this year. This debilitating condition is the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death. Nationwide, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease every 65 seconds. Nearly 6 million Americans currently live with this devastating condition. By 2050, that number could skyrocket […]