Armand Miele’s wake will be Sunday at Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern; two viewings: 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Scarr Funeral Home’s address is 160 Orange Ave., Suffern, NY. His funeral mass will be at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, NJ, Monday, March 11 at 11 a.m. The church’s address is 271 W. Saddle […]
Day runs with Fried’s idea while Schoenberger says they both have it wrong Democratic county executive candidate David Fried announced yesterday a plan to reduce Rockland County’s legislature from 17 to 11 members. He’s now received support from an unexpected source: fellow county executive candidate Republican Ed Day, a sitting legislator. Day said he is […]
Sparky’s Diner hosts film crew for new Pitt, Jonah Hill, James Franco feature BY MICHAEL RICONDA Garnerville – Sparky’s Diner in Garnerville has been confirmed as one site of filming for a big name movie set for release in 2014, produced by Brad Pitt and starring Jonah Hill and James Franco. The film, titled “True […]
Sweeping fraud and abuse uncovered in state’s STAR rebate program; DA announces amnesty opportunity Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe announced on Wednesday that authorities in Rockland had discovered rampant abuse of the STAR tax rebate for homeowners. He is offering offending homeowners an “amnesty” opportunity through April 1: if they pay restitution for moneys […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature held a discussion on February 26 on upcoming updates to fully-electronic record-keeping systems within the Department of Health in line with federal Medicaid protocol. Town of Orangetown Councilman and Assistant Director of MIS Application Development at Camp Venture Denis Troy presented a general overview of the project, which […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA A recent investigative report by Julie Wiener and Hella Winston of Manhattan’s Jewish Week publication revealed that religious Jewish schools in Rockland have been receiving substantial technology subsidies, though many of the schools have little to no information technology available. According to the report, 285 Jewish schools across New York State have […]