SCHOLASTIC SPOTLIGHT 5/11/17

SCHOLASTIC SPOTLIGHT 5/11/17

BY MARC MATURO North Rockland, Nanuet on the run at Loucks Games Tuohy, Camillieri set to compete on the big stage in White Plains, along with a host of other top talents The Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Games in White Plains celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend, the distance medley relay takes place today, and […]

Marriott Goes Modular: How Pre-Fabricated Hotels Are Paving the Way

Marriott Goes Modular: How Pre-Fabricated Hotels Are Paving the Way

More than half of millennials and 45% of baby boomers agree that cost is a barrier to leisure travel, but that doesn’t seem to be keeping people from taking trips. In fact, every year, the global hotel industry generates between $400 billion and $500 billion in revenue, with one-third of that coming from the U.S. […]

CELEBS HOST KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY AT EMPIRE CITY

CELEBS HOST KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY AT EMPIRE CITY

Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway held its annual Kentucky Derby Day Party on Saturday, featuring celebrity guest hosts Kim Zolciak Biermann of Real Housewifes and Ashley Iaconetti and Olivia Caridi of The Bachelor. The lively and fashionable trio posed for photos with fans before taking their seats as judges for the casino’s annual Derby Hat Contest. Party guests […]

County Executive’s Corner: THE SAIN SPECTACLE

County Executive’s Corner: THE SAIN SPECTACLE

BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY The gloves are off. Rockland County witnessed a spectacle at this week’s committee meetings of the County Legislature. The topic: the county-owned Sain Building. Lest there be any doubt here is the take-away: The interests of Rockland County taxpayers and the interests of the Ramapo Democratic delegation are not […]

Bill to Add PTSD as Qualifying Condition for Medical Marijuana Advances in New York Senate

Bill to Add PTSD as Qualifying Condition for Medical Marijuana Advances in New York Senate

Statements below from representatives of Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access and the Marijuana Policy Project A bipartisan bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for New York’s medical marijuana program passed the Senate Health Committee 15-1 on Tuesday. S 5629 is sponsored by Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) and co-sponsored by […]