THE CYBER-SAFETY ZONE: Tip #2 Thoughts on the Equifax Data Breach

THE CYBER-SAFETY ZONE: Tip #2  Thoughts on the Equifax Data Breach

BY JOSEPH KOVAL Everyone should know all too well, it’s not a matter of IF but rather a matter of WHEN a network will be compromised.  Our personal identifying information (PII) is a “high value” target to hackers. The recent Equifax hack where over 145,000,000 people had their PII (Personal Identifying Information) stolen is a perfect case […]

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: New York & New Jersey explore treating property taxes as charitable deductions to avoid the federal cap on deductions

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: New York & New Jersey explore treating property taxes as charitable deductions to avoid the federal cap on deductions

By Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman Just last week, on February 22, 2018, Ombudsman-Alert discussed the bi-partisan federal legislation introduced by congresspersons Nita Lowey and Peter King to completely restore the SALT deductions, which was limited to 10K, in the new federal tax code, to begin in the tax year 2018! While this writer will continue […]

Check out Judy Schreiber’s latest

Check out Judy Schreiber’s latest

Works from local painter Judy Schreiber will be on display at Tappan Library through Monday, March 5. Her latest inspiration is “Times Up! The extinction series,” about creatures who have either gone extinct or are endangered species. There’s only five days left to stop by Tappan Library and take in Schreiber’s work.

GARNER ARTS CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW ED

GARNER ARTS CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW ED

GARNER Arts Center announced the promotion of Christine Olivier to the position of executive director. Olivier respectfully assumed the position when the organization’s first executive director, James Tyler, moved into a role as a member of the Board of Directors. Olivier served as program director for GARNER Arts Center since July, 2015. Robin Rosenberg, founder and President […]

HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS: A New (Digital) Look for Clarkstown

HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS: A New (Digital) Look for Clarkstown

By Town of Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann This week I was excited to announce the launch of the new Clarkstown website.  I’ve always strived to make town government open, transparent and accessible to all residents.  That’s why I commissioned a new website that residents would be better able to navigate to more quickly find the […]

County Executive’s Corner “Keeping Moving”

County Executive’s Corner “Keeping Moving”

By County Executive Ed Day My administration recognizes the importance of improving our mass transit infrastructure. An area where unfortunately Rockland has been behind the eight ball for many years. However, we are making progress, in August 2017 the County’s Tappan Zee Express launched its first-ever Sunday service schedule. Along with a revised, expanded Saturday schedule. The […]