Letter to the Editor: I DEFY your stupid adult home regulations

Letter to the Editor: I DEFY your stupid adult home regulations

Dear Commissioner, This afternoon, Myrna Daos, who is administrator and proprietor of Spring Valley Rest Home, which I am a resident of, demanded that I remove all items from my dresser and my night table. Myrna said that state regulations require that the tops of dressers and night tables be bare. Of course, I refused. […]

DOMINICAN COLLEGE JOINS A GROWING NATIONAL TREND, BECOMES TEST-OPTIONAL

DOMINICAN COLLEGE JOINS A GROWING NATIONAL TREND, BECOMES TEST-OPTIONAL

BY BRIAN EDSALL Dominican College announced on July 19 that first-time freshmen applicants for the Fall 2018 semester will not be required to submit standardized test scores for admission. In this decision, Dominican College joins a growing national trend and becomes the first test-optional college in Rockland County. College President, Sister Mary Eileen O’Brien, OP, […]

WEST POINT BAND CONTINUES MUSIC UNDER THE STARS SERIES AT TROPHY POINT WITH “ALL AMERICAN”

WEST POINT BAND CONTINUES MUSIC UNDER THE STARS SERIES AT TROPHY POINT WITH “ALL AMERICAN”

West Point, NY – The West Point Band will continue its Music Under the Stars outdoor concert series with a performance titled “All American” on Saturday, August 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Trophy Point Amphitheater. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to Eisenhower Hall Theatre. This concert is free and open to all. […]

County Executive’s Corner: Being There for Our Hero Veterans

County Executive’s Corner: Being There for Our Hero Veterans

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day We saw Rockland County come together this week to mourn the tragic loss of one our own, a young Marine from Pomona who was killed in a military plane crash. Sgt. Owen Lennon represented the very best of both Rockland and this nation. He was brought back home for […]

DiNAPOLI: STATE TAX COLLECTIONS LAGGING LAST YEAR BY $1.2 BILLION

DiNAPOLI: STATE TAX COLLECTIONS LAGGING LAST YEAR BY $1.2 BILLION

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 […]