State tax collections totaled $18.6 billion in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, $1.2 billion less than the same period last year and $315.7 million below projections, according to the state cash report issued Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “We’re three months into New York’s fiscal year and personal income tax collections are […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Former Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert cut a pitiful figure this week as he left federal prison in Minnesota and his wheelchair got stuck on a bump in the sidewalk. His wife, fumbling at his side to manage his aluminum walker and other items, wasn’t immediately able to help him […]
More Than 6,400 Rockland Residents Use Public Transportation For NYC Commute Daily, Including Subway System  New City, NY (July 26, 2017) – Rockland County Legislature Chairman Toney L. Earl is calling for action when it comes to addressing the ongoing MTA subway delays and service interruptions in New York City. “It is past time for […]
BY GEORGE HOEHMANN, SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN Sports have always played an important role in my life. Growing up in a big family, there were lots of people around to play all kinds of sports. I enjoyed watching my favorite teams too, especially the New York Yankees. In fact, in my office in Town Hall […]
BY KATHY KAHN The Rockland Business Association on July 20 devoted its meeting at the Pearl River Hilton to the rampant abuse of prescription drugs and street drugs going on in schools, homes and the workplace. “At a recent meeting with other NYS Chambers of Commerce, I was advised there were no formal programs regarding […]
When I was a young woman growing up in England, if I wanted to place a bet or play a game of poker, I would have to wait until a window in my schedule presented itself, take the bus into town for forty minutes, push my way through the middle-aged men and gambling addicts and […]