ALBANY (April 4, 2017) – To commemorate Equal Pay Day, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D-Westchester/Putnam) announced today that they have introduced comprehensive legislation, A.6707/S.5233, to prohibit employers from inquiring about job applicants’ wage histories before making a job or salary offer. Their bill is aimed at eliminating the pay gap that women and […]
On April 8, 2017, the New York State members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., will coordinate simultaneous Call to Action Forums under their Social Action Initiative. An event will be held in Rockland County Saturday as part of this action at the Martin Luther King Multi Center, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 110 Bethune Blvd., Spring Valley. These forums will provide […]
BY KATHY KAHN Funerals often put loved one and visitors on edge. Whether it is a death of a family member or a friend, or you are going to pay your respects to the family, it can be overwhelming to decide what to do once you arrive. TJ McGowan Funeral Home in Haverstraw (with a […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES JP Morgan Chase, one of the world’s largest commercial banking institutions, got provisional permission Tuesday evening to construct their largest data center in the United States in Orangeburg, with construction hopefully scheduled to begin this fall. After several months of negotiations the long-anticipated conclusion was quick and anticlimactic during a […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The hearing that will ultimately determine whether Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme will be removed from office has started in Westchester County Supreme Court. In opening statements before Special Referee John P. Clarke, the attorney for Petitioners Ken Del Vecchio, Esq. laid out a claim of five separate acts of malfeasance that […]
BY KATHY KAHN Stony Point’s RHO building was filled to capacity with residents who are tired of being “encouraged to get out while the getting is good.” The unwelcome knocks at the door at 8 a.m., people walking in the back yards and realtors who persist on telling homeowners their property values could go down […]
