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 […]

5 Reasons Why You Need A Bachelor’s Degree

If you are an ambitious person that wants to climb the ladder in their career, then it is vital that you have a resume that will stand out and help you to get noticed. Having a bachelor’s degree is vital if you want to get ahead in your career, and while you will often hear […]

County Executive’s Corner: “Protecting You”

County Executive’s Corner: “Protecting You”

By County Executive Ed Day This week I submitted a comprehensive and balanced fiscal plan with three Resolutions to the County Legislature which, if passed, will help us chart a course forward that protects both employees from possible layoffs and homeowners from the double-digit property tax increases of the past. We are facing never before […]

Senator David Carlucci Calls for Immediate Action on Legislation to Prevent Hot Car Deaths After Four Children Die in a Matter of Days

Senator David Carlucci Calls for Immediate Action on Legislation to Prevent Hot Car Deaths After Four Children Die in a Matter of Days

Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) is calling for the passage of the HEAT Act (S.6642), after four children died in hot cars in just a matter of days. The HEAT Act requires automakers install a rear seat detection system on every vehicle sold in New York State. The alert system would notify a driver if a […]

 VALLEY COTTAGE TEEN ARRAIGNED ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES FOR THE SHOOTING

DEATH OF A CHICAGO MAN Charges Stem from a Shooting Last Night in Nyack  Collyer R. Goodman, 18, of Valley Cottage, NY, was arraigned this morning in Orangetown Justice Court by the Honorable Patrick Loftus on charges stemming from a shooting that occurred last night in Nyack. Bail was set at $250,000. A return court […]