BY SCOTT WATERS On December 19 Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern held an installation ceremony to unveil a new 9 ft. high menorah that will be displayed outside the hospital. It was donated by Meyer Tauber, the CEO of Metrex Realty, a Rockland County based Real Estate Company. Tauber has a special connection to the […]
Statement from State Senator James Skoufis: “With his veto tonight, Governor Cuomo inexplicably sided with drug company middle-men, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), instead of consumers and independent pharmacists. PBMs are engaged in highway robbery and S.6531, endorsed by the Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee’s investigative report, would’ve begun to reign them in. After a […]
In March of 2019, Senator James Skoufis, Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, opened an investigation into the compliance and practices of public authorities, including industrial development agencies (IDAs), across New York State. Earlier this month, the Committee issued information and document requests to 143 public authorities including state authorities, local […]
By Ryan Girdusky President Trump’s administration is delivering for American workers. During his time as President, the number of H-1B guestworker visa denials are at a decade high. For years, employers have used the H-1B program to displace qualified Americans and import cheaper foreign labor. Tightening this program’s requirements could save millions of Americans from […]
BY SCOTT WATERS TAPPAN, NY – William O Schaefer Elementary School, located in Tappan, generously compiled 262 “Blizzard Boxes” that were donated to Meals on Wheels. They will be distributed to 450 home-bound seniors ranging in age from 65 to 102 in the Rockland community. A Blizzard Box is an assortment of donated non-perishable food […]
BY DIANE DIMOND As we near the end of this decade, it is a good time to reflect on where we stand at this moment in history. It’s not really standard cheerful holiday fare, but here goes. Half the country hates or doesn’t want the duly elected president. The other half likes or tolerates him. […]