Experts say housing market, jobs slowly have returned to pre-Great Recession numbers BY KATHY KAHN Two members of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York visited Rockland last week and told an audience that a slow but steady turnaround has occurred in the US economy since the 2008 economic crisis and subsequent recession. Hosted by […]
BY BARRY WARNER The Jesse J. Kaplan School in West Nyack offers a stimulating environment for students ages 5-21 with autism, cognitive disabilities, medical fragility and/or multiple disabilities. Students reach their potential in a school that blends high educational standards, nursing services and therapies. Principal Gianluca Di Muccio stated, “Our Rockland BOCES Jesse J. Kaplan […]
Moody’s Investor Service, a credit rating agency, put the Town of Ramapo and Village of Montebello on notice requesting their more current financial details from the towns. A Jan. 3 notice put these towns and six other municipalities in New York on notice. According to the notice if the information isn’t submitted within 30 days, […]
Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, NY is pleased to announce the appointment of George Zayas to the position of Safety/Security Manager. Mr. Zayas has served Rockland County for over 35 years as a law enforcement and fire and emergency services professional and will direct the hospital’s Safety Department, overseeing life safety, security and emergency […]
BY KATHY KAHN A festive Friday the 13th was celebrated at Rockland ARC, with songs, one-act plays, a reading of the “I have a dream” speech and a drum solo by Arthur Lord to an overflow crowd of ARC clients, their families and the staff in celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, […]
Lodge’s First Beefsteak Dinner Planned for Saturday, March 18 New York City’s Beefsteak Dinners started in the late 1800s and they were traditionally all-male gatherings held in rustic taverns or dingy cellars where, sitting on crates or stools, the men would tell stories, sing, eat steaks, and drink beer or ale with abandon. Etiquette was […]