Timelines 12/12/13

Piermont Train Station rental plans discussed The Piermont Train Station has been a historic fixture of the village for decades, a status which has led some to question the Village Board’s idea to rent out the building as a private residence. The Village began to discuss the possibility of allowing the structure to serve a […]

Rockland Company Patents Revolutionary Flu Anti-Toxin that May Please Vaccine Critics

Rockland Company Patents Revolutionary Flu Anti-Toxin that May Please Vaccine Critics

New neighbor, new biopharmeceutical technology; Protein Sciences Corp. will manufacture cutting edge Flublok vaccine at former Pfizer Campus BY CHERYL SLAVIN This past November marks the year anniversary since Protein Sciences Corp., a Connecticut based biopharmaceutical company, signed its lease with Pfizer for the use of two buildings at the Pfizer complex in Pearl River. […]

Civil Rights Monument Plans Unveiled

Civil Rights Monument Plans Unveiled

PHOTOS BY BARRY WARNER County Executive C.Scott Vanderhoef unveiled plans for a civil rights monument that will commemorate the Rockland County Commission on Human Rights’ 50th anniversary. The monument will be constructed together with the newly landscaped pathway that will lead to Dutch Garden County Park, that is expected to begin in 2014. The area […]

NYS Tax Commission Issues Report

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week accepted the final report of the Tax Relief Commission from its co-chairs, former Governor George Pataki and Chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees and former State Comptroller H. Carl McCall. Governor Cuomo had charged the Commission to identify way to reduce the state’s property […]

Good Sam Lights Up for Christmas

Good Sam Lights Up for Christmas

BY NICHOLAS KODA The Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY kicked off the holiday cheer with their annual Tree lighting celebration last Wednesday. This is the fourth year the event has been held and also the fourth year Tuxedo Park School Glee and Gleeful performed at the event, led by teacher Mena Albert. Hospital administrators […]