STATEMENT BY ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATOR CHARLES FALCIGLIA “I have requested that the United States Department of the Treasury conduct a study to extend suspicious activity reporting requirements to include local governments. Over the last decade Anti-Money Laundering Programs have been expanded from Banks to include the Gaming Industry (Casinos), Insurance Industry, Precious Metals and Jewelry […]
PRESS RELEASE—Rockland County Executive Ed Day last week signed a resolution that will expand bus service to and from Westchester County on the weekends. The resolution calls for the creation of Sunday bus service on the Tappan Zee Express that will take riders between Rockland and Westchester counties. Saturday service will also be expanded. “We are pleased to […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE It’s “play ball” time Friday, June 30 at Penguin Repertory Theatre, Crickettown Road in Stony Point. Ty Cobb steps up to bat in the return of the play “Cobb” to the gutsiest little theatre off Broadway. The well-traveled story about Cobb, who was said to be the meanest man in baseball, has been […]
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daijha Braithwaite graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an […]
Amends Budget to include $12 BILLION for the Gateway Project! BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Several months ago our newspaper, through this column, successfully lobbied our Republican County Executive, Ed Day, as well as our Democratic State Legislators, Ken Zebrowski and Ellen Jaffee, to write letters to President Donald Trump, urging him to supply the […]
The U.S. Coast Guard had a proposal to permit 10 new anchorages and 43 berths for crude-oil carrying vessels on the Hudson River. On June 28, Rear Admiral Steven D. Poulin stated that the Coast Guard would suspend future rulemaking decisions for at least a year, which would kill the proposal. Scenic Hudson was one […]
