NANUET, NY – For Rockland County residents, there were two choices for hyper-local television news – News12 and Fios 1. Starting on November 16, 2019 that will change, as Fios is ending a run that started in 2007. Verizon has announced they will be discontinuing their contract with RNN, which provides Verizon news content. Fios […]
By County Executive Ed Day Hurricane Season is upon us. Last week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center increased the likelihood of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season to 45% (up from 30% from the outlook issued in May). This warning means it’s more likely we will see much more serious storms, including […]
By Kim Callinan Recently introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate, the so-called “Patients Rights Act” (S. 1993), should be renamed the “Patient Anguish Is Neverending Act” (PAIN Act) because that’s exactly what will happen if this bill is enacted. This inhumane bill would withhold federal funding (including Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act) from […]
By David A. Ridenour Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently issued a resolution declaring a climate change emergency. The move is another attempt to raise support for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, a plan to halt climate change by transitioning America to clean energy sources within just 10 years. Like its 1930s namesake, […]
Montefiore Nyack Hospital has appointed Sunny D. Mitchell, M.D., a board certified and Fellowship-trained breast surgeon, as Medical Director of The Breast Center at Montefiore Nyack Hospital and Breast Surgery at Highland Medical, P.C. In this role, Dr. Mitchell will provide oversight to the breast cancer program, breast cancer research and cancer registry, while serving […]
On September 12-29, 2019 Joyce Kanyuk, will present her solo exhibition ” It’s all About the Figure” at the Piermont Fine Arts Gallery, 218 Ash Street, Piermont, NY. Featured in this exhibit are paintings of the human form based on figure studies painted using Golden’s fluid acrylics. For the past seven years Tuesday mornings have […]