In conjunction with Nyack Hospital, Sen. David Carlucci’s office will be offering free flu shots for the upcoming cold season on Wednesday, November 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. Nurses will be on hand in the afternoon to answer questions and dispense the flu shots to anyone above the age of 19. Pregnant women who […]
SUFFERN – The Rockland Development Council (RDC), the professional trade association of 55 Rockland County nonprofits, will hold its 14th Annual Philanthropy Day & Awards Breakfast on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern. Registration and breakfast opens at 8:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 9 a.m. The breakfast keynote speaker […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NITA LOWEY WHITE PLAINS, NY – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx has approved a loan of up to $1.6 billion through its Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program for construction of a new […]
Structure just off Main Street cited as a hazard BY BILL DEMAREST NYACK – A small garage just of Main Street in Nyack that was dressed up as a tribute to the Underground Railroad has been ordered torn down because the structure has fallen into disrepair and is a hazard. The narrow, two-story block and […]
D.A.: Bardonia man unlicensed, used money from victims to finance other projects BY BILL DEMAREST NEW CITY – An unlicensed contractor from Bardonia has pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing $40,000 from a Nanuet couple who hired him to do renovations on their home, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. Michael Kubasek […]
Community college chargebacks not included in the budget as a revenue source NEW CITY, NY – County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef today submitted a $760.9 million proposed budget that includes a property tax increase tax of 9.9 percent, with no additional increases in any taxes or fees. “The 2014 Proposed Budget maintains all of our […]