BY KATHY KAHN The Rockland Business Association (www.rocklandbusiness.org), nearly 1,000 members strong, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. But preparations for its milestone are on the back burner as President/CEO Al Samuels focuses on bringing business and state funding to Rockland. Another goal would be to see the divisiveness between the Hasidic community […]
The Independence Café held a ribbon cutting on January 29 to recognize its official grand opening on the second floor of the Rockland County Courthouse in New City. The Independence Café is a subsidiary of Rockland Independent Living Center (RILC). The Café was developed to provide employment opportunities to veterans and those with disabilities while […]
BEWARE OF TAX SEASON SCAMS Some people think the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a taxpayer’s worst enemy. But there are far worse adversaries to keep an eye on this season. Those adversaries may call on the phone, appear on the Internet or invite you into a very professional-looking shop. Sometimes the worst adversary is […]
By Kathy Kahn With their two warehouses busily shipping thousands of products each day out of Suffern, Jim Zimnoch and his partner, Peter Sherry, also wanted to bring knowledgeable reps and a convenient location to their Rockland neighbors. To that end, the partners opened up U.S. Battery’s first brick-and-mortar store in Tallman. Hospitals, police stations, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The topsy turvy stock market has a lot of folks wondering: Will 2016 be an economic repeat of 2008? Not quite. Trends Research Institute CEO Gerald Celente, one of the few forecasts to accurately predict the havoc of 2008, says it will be even worse. “This year will have a new […]
PRESS RELEASE Risa Hoag of GMG Public Relations and Kaira Grundig of Bonefish Grill will co-host a new radio show on WRCR 1700AM titled, The Bigger Picture, beginning January 26. The show will feature local entrepreneurs and highlight how they give back to the community through their support of a particular cause or charity. The […]