Angry at board president for accusatory stance, Don Franchino resigns as chief fundraiser of Rebuild Hi-Tor

For the past 18 months veteran fundraiser Don Franchino has led efforts to bring in monies necessary to rebuild the facilities at Hi Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona. This effort will be no more after Franchino resigned in disgust because Hi Tor board president Lizanne Fiorentino asked the District Attorney’s Office to investigate why […]

NANUET STREET FAIR A MAJOR HIT

NANUET STREET FAIR A MAJOR HIT

Letter from Chamber President Risa Hoag to the Community To the Editor, I would like to personally thank everyone who was involved with making the Nanuet Chamber of Commerce inaugural Street Fair such an enormous success! We had hoped for 100 vendors, we had 175! We hoped we would see 3,000 visitors throughout the day, […]

Environmental Day Festival and Rockland Recycles Awards

Environmental Day Festival and Rockland Recycles Awards

On Sunday June 1 the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority held its fifth annual Environmental Day at the Recycling Center in Hillburn. Close to 40 organizations and businesses took part in table-top exhibits and demonstrations, all geared towards increasing awareness about green programs and services in and around Rockland County. “This event serves as an education […]

VANDERHOEF JOINS SARETSKY KATZ DRANOFF & GLASS

Former Rockland County executive to advise clients on government affairs, public policy PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. – Saretsky Katz Dranoff & Glass (SKDG), a Manhattan law firm, announced on Tuesday, June 10 that C. Scott Vanderhoef has joined the firm. Vanderhoef comes to SKDG after serving as the Rockland County Executive for 20 years before […]

NYACK STORE OWNERS PLEAD GUILTY IN FOOD STAMP FRAUD STING

FROM DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Monday announced that Nissar Ahmed, age 61, and Shafaqat Ali, age 47, each pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class “E” felony, in connection with a scheme to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash and other goods. […]