Remembering our veterans

Remembering our veterans

Stony Point Supervisor Jim Monaghan displays banner that will be placed along Liberty Drive (Route 9W) and Main Street. The goal is to honor the town’s military service members, both past and present. If you’d like to sponsor a banner to honor a loved one, the cost is $150.00. For more information, contact the Town […]

CIGNA EXPANDS NETWORK IN NEW YORK WITH ADDITION OF WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH NETWORK

CIGNA EXPANDS NETWORK IN NEW YORK WITH ADDITION OF WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH NETWORK

Cigna and Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a 1,700-bed, 10-hospital healthcare system based in Valhalla, NY, have entered into a multi-year contract that adds most of the health network’s hospitals and employed physicians to Cigna’s network of participating hospitals and doctors in the NY Metro market. The agreement became effective August 15, 2017. With […]

Orangetown board discusses Stewart’s last budget

Orangetown board discusses Stewart’s last budget

BY JOE KUHN The Orangetown Town Board convened this week to review budget presentations from several departments and services including the Rockland Paramedics, the Nyack Ambulance Corps, Hi Tor Animal Shelter and the Orangetown Department of Environmental Management and Engineering. During the presentations each service outlined their respective operating costs item by item and explained […]

Unsung Hero: Don Arterburn, Volunteer Fire Department Technical Rescue Team Chief

Unsung Hero: Don Arterburn, Volunteer Fire Department Technical Rescue Team Chief

BY BARRY WARNER Emergencies that require the dispatch of the Rockland County Fire Department Technical Rescue Team (TRT) pose the highest safety risks for the victims and firefighters. The TRT is responsible for safely performing rescues and saving lives in difficult and dangerous locations. These responses represent high-risk incidents that require specialized equipment and training. […]

WEATHER THIS WEEK: September 8 – 14

WEATHER THIS WEEK: September 8 – 14

Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz  Hello, Rockland County! The weather sure has been active lately, and not just here but elsewhere in the world. Let’s keep all those affected by Hurricane Irma, and who could still be affected, in our thoughts and prayers. We cannot take weather in a joking matter. All right, let’s […]

Massive gas price surge credited to Hurricane Harvey

Massive gas price surge credited to Hurricane Harvey

FROM GAS BUDDY Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 28.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.76/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York on Monday. This compares with the national average that has increased 23.8 cents per gallon in the last week to […]