Julia Roberts films in Rockland
Last month A-list Hollywood star Julia Roberts made an appearance in Garnerville, filming a scene of her new film “Ben is Back” at the famous Sparky’s Diner on Rt. 202.
FREE FLU SHOT TODAY
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert are urging everyone six months and older to receive a flu vaccine as cases of influenza (flu) rise across the state. The Health Department will be offering a special flu vaccine clinic in Haverstraw on Thursday, February 22 from 4 – 6 p.m. […]
Hometown Happenings: “George Washington Slept Here!” Clarkstown and Our Presidents
By Supervisor George Hoehmann I’m a fan of classic movies from the golden age of Hollywood. One of my sleeper favorites is from 1943 entitled “George Washington Slept Here,” and stars the late great comedian Jack Benny and Anne Sheridan. It’s a clever comedy about a New York couple that buys an old, dilapidated house […]
Foreign-Made Goods Flood U.S Federal Prisons
BY DIANE DIMOND Have you ever watched that recurring ABC evening-news segment called “Made in America”? It highlights small businesses that provide lots of jobs and make competitively priced products designed to reduce our appetite for cheap foreign-made goods. It stirs my patriotic juices every time I see it, and it makes me wonder what […]
Empire Center Wins Access to Full NYC Pension Records
After a two-year legal battle followed by two years of additional delays, the New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) has released the full pension records for its retired members. The records are now posted at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. As of 2016, NYCERS had 137,694 total retirees, including those from the Transit Authority, Health […]
TIMELINES 2/22/18
17 Dead in Florida School Shooting, Students Demand Action On Thursday Feb 15 a former student went to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and began shooting. 17 people were killed including students and one of the football coaches. The shooter, Nikolas Cruz, has been charged in the killings and is under investigation. […]